LAUAN is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LAUAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAUAN?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAUAN is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAUAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lauansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAUAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LAUAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about LAUAN
- LAUAN runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LAUAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A reddish-brown tropical hardwood from Southeast Asian trees, widely used for plywood, doors and inexpensive furniture.
Lauan is often sold as Philippine mahogany, though it is not a true mahogany and is softer and cheaper than the real thing. Builders favor lauan plywood for flush doors, boat panels and furniture backs where low cost matters more than strength.
How LAUAN is used
Mostly a term used in the lumber and construction trade rather than in everyday conversation.
- The cabinet was built from inexpensive lauan plywood.
- Builders often choose lauan for flush interior doors.
- Lauan is sometimes sold under the name Philippine mahogany.
- The boat's hull was skinned with thin lauan panels.
- Lauan lacks the density of true mahogany but costs far less.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAUAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAUAN
1 longer words begin with LAUAN.
Shorter words from the letters in LAUAN
Common questions about LAUAN
- Is LAUAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAUAN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAUAN worth?
- LAUAN is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAUAN mean?
- A reddish-brown tropical hardwood from Southeast Asian trees, widely used for plywood, doors and inexpensive furniture.
- What letters can be added to LAUAN?
- LAUAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LAUAN:
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