LAVATERA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LAVATERA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAVATERA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAVATERA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAVATERA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lavaterasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAVATERA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LAVATERA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAVATERA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAVATERA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant of a genus of the mallow family, grown for its showy flowers.
Gardeners plant a lavatera for its large funnel-shaped blooms in pink or white. Some kinds grow into soft-wooded shrubs, including the tall tree mallow.
How LAVATERA is used
Lavatera is both the genus name and a common garden name for these mallows.
- A pink lavatera filled the corner of the border.
- The lavatera bloomed from midsummer until the first frost.
- He pruned the lavatera hard each spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAVATERA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAVATERA
1 longer words begin with LAVATERA.
Shorter words from the letters in LAVATERA
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Common questions about LAVATERA
- Is LAVATERA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAVATERA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAVATERA worth?
- LAVATERA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAVATERA mean?
- A plant of a genus of the mallow family, grown for its showy flowers.
- What letters can be added to LAVATERA?
- LAVATERA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LAVATERA:
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