LAUDANUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LAUDANUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAUDANUM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAUDANUM is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAUDANUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
laudanumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAUDANUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LAUDANUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAUDANUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAUDANUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A tincture of opium in alcohol, once widely taken as a painkiller and sedative.
In the nineteenth century laudanum was sold freely for pain, coughs and sleeplessness, and many people became dependent on it. Novels of that age often show characters reaching for a bottle of it.
How LAUDANUM is used
Laudanum now appears mainly in historical settings and period fiction.
- The doctor prescribed laudanum for the fever.
- A bottle of laudanum stood beside her bed.
- Several poets of the age relied on laudanum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAUDANUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAUDANUM
1 longer words begin with LAUDANUM.
Shorter words from the letters in LAUDANUM
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Common questions about LAUDANUM
- Is LAUDANUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAUDANUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAUDANUM worth?
- LAUDANUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAUDANUM mean?
- A tincture of opium in alcohol, once widely taken as a painkiller and sedative.
- What letters can be added to LAUDANUM?
- LAUDANUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LAUDANUM:
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