LEAT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. LEAT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept LEAT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEAT is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEAT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LEAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about LEAT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LEAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
regionalBritish
An artificial watercourse that carries water to or from a mill wheel or mine.
A leat is dug by hand along a hillside to bring a steady flow of water down to turn a mill wheel or to wash ore at a mine. The word is still used in the West Country of England.
How LEAT is used
Regional British term, chiefly southwestern England (Devon and Cornwall).
- The old leat still carries water down to the ruined mill.
- Workers cleared leaves and mud from the leat every autumn.
- The tin miners built a long leat to power their crushing wheel.
- You can follow the leat for a mile through the woods.
- Water diverted into the leat turned the great wheel day and night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEAT
The 4 tiles of LEAT in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with LEAT
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with LEAT.
Words ending in LEAT
5 words end in LEAT. Useful as a back hook: play LEAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with LEAT inside
Showing 24 of 82 words that contain LEAT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LEAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LEAT
Common questions about LEAT
- Is LEAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEAT, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEAT worth?
- LEAT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEAT mean?
- An artificial watercourse that carries water to or from a mill wheel or mine.
- What letters can be added to LEAT?
- LEAT takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LEAT:
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