LAUF is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. LAUF is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LAUF?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAUF is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAUF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
laufsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAUF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LAUF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does LAUF mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A single timed run down the course in luge or bobsled competition.
Lauf is a term borrowed from German and used in winter sliding sports to describe one trip down the icy track. Officials clock each lauf and combine the results to determine final standings.
How LAUF is used
Restricted to specialist writing about luge, skeleton, and bobsled racing.
- The skier completed the first lauf in under a minute.
- Judges compared times from every lauf of the competition.
- A fast lauf pushed the team into first place.
- The laufs were held back to back due to weather delays.
- Each lauf down the icy track tested the sled crew.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAUF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAUF
1 longer words begin with LAUF.
Words ending in LAUF
1 words end in LAUF. Useful as a back hook: play LAUF onto a word already on the board.
Words with LAUF inside
3 words contain LAUF in the middle. Words that start with LAUF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LAUF
Common questions about LAUF
- Is LAUF valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LAUF is not in it.
- How many points is LAUF worth?
- LAUF is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAUF mean?
- A single timed run down the course in luge or bobsled competition.
- What letters can be added to LAUF?
- LAUF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LAUF:
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