LAYOFF is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LAYOFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAYOFF?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAYOFF is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAYOFF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAYOFF scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LAYOFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What does LAYOFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
The ending of a worker's job, often for a time, because there is not enough work.
A layoff is usually blamed on the employer's costs rather than on the worker's conduct. The same word is used in sport for a long break from play.
How LAYOFF is used
Used in business and news about jobs.
- The company announced a layoff of two hundred workers.
- After a long layoff the player returned to the team.
- Each layoff hit the town hard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAYOFF and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAYOFF
1 longer words begin with LAYOFF.
Shorter words from the letters in LAYOFF
Common questions about LAYOFF
- Is LAYOFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAYOFF, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAYOFF worth?
- LAYOFF is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAYOFF mean?
- The ending of a worker's job, often for a time, because there is not enough work.
- What letters can be added to LAYOFF?
- LAYOFF takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LAYOFF:
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