LATU is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LATU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LATU?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATU is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
latusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LATU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LATU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does LATU mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyregional
An edible Asian seaweed with small green berry-like capsules, eaten in salads.
Latu is a type of sea vegetable, a branching green seaweed whose tiny round capsules give it a texture like caviar. It is gathered and eaten fresh in parts of coastal Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
How LATU is used
Rare and specialized; met mainly in writing about Asian and Pacific cuisine or marine botany.
- The market stall sold fresh latu piled beside other greens.
- She rinsed the latu before adding it to the salad.
- Local fishermen gather latu from the shallow reef at low tide.
- The recipe calls for a handful of latu and a squeeze of lime.
- Latu bursts gently between the teeth like tiny beads.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LATU
1 longer words begin with LATU.
Words with LATU inside
Showing 24 of 43 words that contain LATU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LATU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LATU
Common questions about LATU
- Is LATU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATU, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATU worth?
- LATU is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATU mean?
- An edible Asian seaweed with small green berry-like capsules, eaten in salads.
- What letters can be added to LATU?
- LATU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LATU:
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