LATH is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LATH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LATH?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATH is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LATH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LATH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does LATH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thin narrow strip of wood used as a base for plaster or tiling.
A lath is nailed in rows across a wall or ceiling frame to create a surface that other materials can grip. Builders once relied on lath and a wet coating to form solid interior walls before modern boards became common.
How LATH is used
Common in older building and construction contexts, less familiar today.
- A lath was nailed across the ceiling frame before plastering began.
- Workers cut each lath to the same length for consistency.
- Old lath is often found behind plaster in historic houses.
- The laths were spaced evenly across the wall studs.
- A single broken lath can weaken the plaster above it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LATH
The 4 tiles of LATH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LATH
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with LATH.
Words with LATH inside
24 words contain LATH in the middle. Words that start with LATH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LATH
Common questions about LATH
- Is LATH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATH, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATH worth?
- LATH is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATH mean?
- A thin narrow strip of wood used as a base for plaster or tiling.
- What letters can be added to LATH?
- LATH takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LATH:
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