LATHI is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LATHI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LATHI?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATHI is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATHI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lathisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LATHI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LATHI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What stands out about LATHI
- The same 5 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 LATHI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A long, heavy stick, often bound with iron, traditionally used in South Asia as a weapon or by police to control crowds.
A lathi is typically made of bamboo or another strong wood and can be swung with both hands, making it an effective tool for crowd control as well as a traditional weapon and martial-arts implement. Police forces in India and neighbouring countries have long carried lathis, and the term lathi charge describes a baton assault used to disperse a crowd. Outside law enforcement, lathis also appear in traditional stick-fighting sports.
How LATHI is used
Countable noun, most familiar from news reports of a lathi charge during protests.
- Police carried lathis as they lined up along the road.
- The officer raised his lathi to hold back the crowd.
- Villagers practised an old lathi fighting style at the festival.
- Reports described a lathi charge breaking up the demonstration.
- He kept a lathi by the door for protection.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATHI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LATHI
The 5 tiles of LATHI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LATHI
5 longer words begin with LATHI.
Words ending in LATHI
1 words end in LATHI. Useful as a back hook: play LATHI onto a word already on the board.
Words with LATHI inside
2 words contain LATHI in the middle. Words that start with LATHI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LATHI
Common questions about LATHI
- Is LATHI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATHI, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATHI worth?
- LATHI is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATHI mean?
- A long, heavy stick, often bound with iron, traditionally used in South Asia as a weapon or by police to control crowds.
- What letters can be added to LATHI?
- LATHI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LATHI:
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