LAWLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LAWLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAWLESS?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAWLESS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAWLESS
Back hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LAWLESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LAWLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does LAWLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not controlled by law, or showing no respect for it.
Lawless can describe a place where no authority holds, such as a frontier town, or a person who simply ignores the rules. It is a stronger and more dramatic word than illegal, because it hints at disorder as a whole, not one broken rule.
How LAWLESS is used
Used for places, times and behaviour marked by disorder or open defiance of rules.
- The lawless border region was avoided by honest traders.
- A lawless mob gathered outside the courthouse.
- Without police, the district became lawless within weeks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAWLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAWLESS
3 longer words begin with LAWLESS.
Shorter words from the letters in LAWLESS
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Common questions about LAWLESS
- Is LAWLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAWLESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAWLESS worth?
- LAWLESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAWLESS mean?
- Not controlled by law, or showing no respect for it.
- What letters can be added to LAWLESS?
- LAWLESS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LAWLESS:
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