LATERAD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LATERAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LATERAD?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATERAD is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATERAD
No single letter turns LATERAD into another word.
How LATERAD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LATERAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does LATERAD mean in Scrabble?
adverb
technicalmedical
Towards the side, away from the middle of the body.
Anatomists use laterad to give a direction of travel, as when an incision is extended away from the midline. It is the sideways counterpart of words like cephalad.
How LATERAD is used
The word laterad is a rare anatomical term of direction.
- The surgeon extended the cut laterad.
- The nerve runs laterad to the main artery.
- The bone curves laterad near its upper end.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATERAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LATERAD
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Common questions about LATERAD
- Is LATERAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATERAD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATERAD worth?
- LATERAD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATERAD mean?
- Towards the side, away from the middle of the body.
- What letters can be added to LATERAD?
- No single letter can be added to LATERAD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LATERAD:
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