LATERITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LATERITE 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 LATERITE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATERITE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATERITE
Front hooks — 1
elateriteBack hooks — 1
lateritesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LATERITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LATERITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LATERITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LATERITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A red clayey soil or rock rich in iron and aluminium oxides, formed by heavy weathering in warm, wet regions.
Laterite is what gives many tropical landscapes their rusty red colour. It is soft enough to cut when freshly dug yet hardens in the air, so people have long used it for building bricks and road surfaces.
How LATERITE is used
Laterite is a geology and soil-science term, also seen in writing about tropical building materials.
- The old temple was carved from blocks of laterite.
- Rain washes the red laterite onto the roadside.
- Farmers struggle to grow crops in thin laterite soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATERITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LATERITE
The 8 tiles of LATERITE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LATERITE
1 longer words begin with LATERITE.
Shorter words from the letters in LATERITE
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Common questions about LATERITE
- Is LATERITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATERITE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATERITE worth?
- LATERITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATERITE mean?
- A red clayey soil or rock rich in iron and aluminium oxides, formed by heavy weathering in warm, wet regions.
- What letters can be added to LATERITE?
- LATERITE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LATERITE:
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