LAUREL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LAUREL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAUREL?
| 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 LAUREL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAUREL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
laurelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAUREL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LAUREL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about LAUREL
- LAUREL begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LAUREL mean in Scrabble?
noun
An evergreen shrub or small tree, especially the bay laurel, whose leaves were woven into a wreath as a mark of victory or honor.
In Greek myth the nymph Daphne turned into a laurel tree to escape Apollo, and the god afterward wore its leaves as a sign of devotion, which is part of why laurel wreaths crowned victors at the ancient games and poets at Rome. The plant itself is a hardy, glossy-leaved shrub still grown for hedging and for its aromatic bay leaves used in cooking. From the ceremonial wreath came the figurative sense of laurel as praise or distinction, and the common warning not to rest on one's laurels, meaning to stop trying after an early success. The tree and the honor it once crowned are still linked whenever someone speaks of winning laurels.
How LAUREL is used
Common in both literal plant use and in figurative phrases about honor and achievement.
- A wreath of laurel crowned the winner of the footrace.
- The garden hedge is trimmed laurel, thick and glossy all year.
- Critics said the director should not rest on his laurels after one hit film.
- Bay laurel leaves flavor the stew as it simmers.
- Ancient poets wore laurel much as champions wear medals today.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAUREL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAUREL
The 6 tiles of LAUREL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LAUREL
5 longer words begin with LAUREL.
Shorter words from the letters in LAUREL
Common questions about LAUREL
- Is LAUREL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAUREL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAUREL worth?
- LAUREL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAUREL mean?
- An evergreen shrub or small tree, especially the bay laurel, whose leaves were woven into a wreath as a mark of victory or honor.
- What letters can be added to LAUREL?
- LAUREL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LAUREL:
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