LAWMAKING is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. LAWMAKING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAWMAKING?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAWMAKING is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAWMAKING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lawmakingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAWMAKING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LAWMAKING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAWMAKING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAWMAKING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The process by which a legislature drafts, debates and enacts laws.
Civics lessons often break lawmaking into stages such as proposal, committee study, vote and signature. Critics complain that it moves too slowly, while others see the delay as a safeguard. It can also describe the power to legislate.
How LAWMAKING is used
Lawmaking is common in political news and in discussions of government.
- Lawmaking in the senate often drags on for months.
- She studied the history of lawmaking in medieval England.
- Public hearings are an important part of lawmaking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAWMAKING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAWMAKING
1 longer words begin with LAWMAKING.
Shorter words from the letters in LAWMAKING
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Common questions about LAWMAKING
- Is LAWMAKING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAWMAKING, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAWMAKING worth?
- LAWMAKING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAWMAKING mean?
- The process by which a legislature drafts, debates and enacts laws.
- What letters can be added to LAWMAKING?
- LAWMAKING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LAWMAKING:
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