LATENT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LATENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LATENT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATENT is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
latentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LATENT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LATENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,660.
What stands out about LATENT
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LATENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Present or existing, but not yet visible, active, or fully developed.
Latent describes something that already exists but has not yet become visible, active or fully developed. Doctors use it for infections or conditions, such as a latent virus, that lie dormant in the body without causing symptoms until something triggers them later. The word is used just as often outside medicine, for a latent talent, fear or ability that a person has not yet discovered or expressed. It comes from the Latin latere, to lie hidden, the same root that gives English the word latency.
How LATENT is used
A very common word in everyday, medical and psychological writing, describing something hidden that has not yet emerged.
- The test revealed a latent infection with no current symptoms.
- She had a latent talent for music no one had noticed.
- Old rivalries lay latent beneath the polite conversation.
- The disease can remain latent for years before flaring up.
- His latent anger surfaced only under real pressure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LATENT
The 6 tiles of LATENT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LATENT
2 longer words begin with LATENT.
Shorter words from the letters in LATENT
Showing 40 of 63. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about LATENT
- Is LATENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATENT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATENT worth?
- LATENT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATENT mean?
- Present or existing, but not yet visible, active, or fully developed.
- What letters can be added to LATENT?
- LATENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LATENT:
Open LATENT in the Word Finder