LAWFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LAWFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAWFUL?
| 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 LAWFUL is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAWFUL
No single letter turns LAWFUL into another word.
How LAWFUL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LAWFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about LAWFUL
- LAWFUL 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 LAWFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Permitted by law or in agreement with its rules.
Something lawful breaks no legal rule, whether it is an act, a contract, an arrest or a way of earning a living. The word is close to legal, but lawful stresses being in line with the law and carries a sense of rightfulness. It also appears in older phrases such as a lawful heir, meaning the person with the proper legal claim.
How LAWFUL is used
Fairly formal; common in legal, official and historical writing.
- The officer needed a lawful reason to enter the house.
- Is it lawful to park here overnight?
- He was the lawful owner of the land.
- Peaceful protest is a lawful form of expression.
- The court ruled that the search was not lawful.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAWFUL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAWFUL
3 longer words begin with LAWFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in LAWFUL
Common questions about LAWFUL
- Is LAWFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAWFUL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAWFUL worth?
- LAWFUL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAWFUL mean?
- Permitted by law or in agreement with its rules.
- What letters can be added to LAWFUL?
- No single letter can be added to LAWFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LAWFUL:
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