LAYWOMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. LAYWOMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAYWOMAN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAYWOMAN is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAYWOMAN
No single letter turns LAYWOMAN into another word.
How LAYWOMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LAYWOMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAYWOMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAYWOMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A woman who is not ordained or belongs to the general body of church members rather than the clergy.
Laywoman can also mean a woman without expert knowledge in some field, as opposed to a professional. The masculine counterpart is layman.
How LAYWOMAN is used
Used in religious contexts and in general talk about non-experts.
- The laywoman led the reading at the service.
- As a laywoman, she asked the specialist to explain in plain terms.
- A laywoman sat on the church council.
- The report was written so that any laywoman could follow it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAYWOMAN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LAYWOMAN
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Common questions about LAYWOMAN
- Is LAYWOMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAYWOMAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAYWOMAN worth?
- LAYWOMAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAYWOMAN mean?
- A woman who is not ordained or belongs to the general body of church members rather than the clergy.
- What letters can be added to LAYWOMAN?
- No single letter can be added to LAYWOMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LAYWOMAN:
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