LAZARET is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. LAZARET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAZARET?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAZARET is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAZARET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lazaretsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAZARET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LAZARET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does LAZARET mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A hospital or quarantine station for people with contagious diseases, especially leprosy, or a storage space at the rear of a ship.
Port cities once used a lazaret to isolate sailors and passengers arriving from regions struck by plague. The word comes from the name of the biblical Lazarus, a figure linked with disease and poverty. In ship language, the lazaret is the store room near the stern.
How LAZARET is used
The word lazaret appears mostly in history books and in older nautical writing.
- Travellers from the infected port were kept in the lazaret for forty days.
- The ship's spare rope was stowed in the lazaret.
- A stone lazaret still stands on the island.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAZARET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAZARET
5 longer words begin with LAZARET.
Shorter words from the letters in LAZARET
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Common questions about LAZARET
- Is LAZARET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAZARET, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAZARET worth?
- LAZARET is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAZARET mean?
- A hospital or quarantine station for people with contagious diseases, especially leprosy, or a storage space at the rear of a ship.
- What letters can be added to LAZARET?
- LAZARET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LAZARET:
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