LAW is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAW?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAW is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAW scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What does LAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rule made by a government and enforced by it.
Law names the single rule and the whole system at once, and English tells them apart only by the article: a law is one of them and the law is all of them together. Most languages keep two separate words for that distinction.
How LAW is used
Countable for one rule; uncountable for the system.
- The law was passed in March and repealed in November.
- He studied law and never practised it.
- A law that nobody enforces is a suggestion.
- The law and a law are told apart by the article alone.
- Two laws contradicted each other for eleven years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAW
The 3 tiles of LAW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LAW
Showing 24 of 67 words that begin with LAW.
Words ending in LAW
21 words end in LAW. Useful as a back hook: play LAW onto a word already on the board.
Words with LAW inside
Showing 24 of 86 words that contain LAW somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LAW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LAW
Common questions about LAW
- Is LAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAW, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAW worth?
- LAW is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAW mean?
- A rule made by a government and enforced by it.
- What letters can be added to LAW?
- LAW takes 7 hooks: 4 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LAW:
Open LAW in the Word Finder