LAVAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LAVAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAVAGE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAVAGE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAVAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lavagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAVAGE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LAVAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does LAVAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The washing out of a hollow organ or body cavity with water or a medicated liquid.
In medicine a lavage is performed to clear the stomach after a poisoning, to rinse the lungs, or to clean a wound or the bowel before an examination. A tube carries the fluid in, and the liquid is then drawn back out with whatever it has collected. The word comes from French and goes back to the Latin for washing. Doctors name the procedure by the organ treated, such as gastric lavage or bronchial lavage.
How LAVAGE is used
A clinical term, nearly always preceded by the name of the organ.
- Gastric lavage was ordered for the patient at once.
- The nurse prepared the saline for the lavage.
- A lavage of the lungs removed the trapped dust.
- The surgeon finished the operation with a lavage of the wound.
- After the lavage, the sample was sent to the laboratory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAVAGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAVAGE
1 longer words begin with LAVAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in LAVAGE
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Common questions about LAVAGE
- Is LAVAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAVAGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAVAGE worth?
- LAVAGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAVAGE mean?
- The washing out of a hollow organ or body cavity with water or a medicated liquid.
- What letters can be added to LAVAGE?
- LAVAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LAVAGE:
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