LIDAR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LIDAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIDAR?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIDAR is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIDAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lidarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIDAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LIDAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about LIDAR
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 LIDAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A remote-sensing technology that measures distance and shape by illuminating a target with laser light and analysing the light that bounces back.
Lidar works on the same basic principle as radar, but it sends out pulses of laser light instead of radio waves and measures how long the reflections take to return. Because light travels in a much narrower beam than radio waves, lidar can build extremely detailed, precise maps of terrain, buildings, or objects. The technology is widely used in self-driving vehicles and robotics to detect obstacles, in surveying and construction to map land accurately, and in archaeology to reveal ancient structures hidden beneath forest canopy. Although the word began as an acronym for light detection and ranging, lidar is now used simply as an ordinary noun for the technology itself.
How LIDAR is used
A standard technical term in surveying, robotics, and autonomous vehicles, rarely used outside technical contexts.
- The self-driving car used lidar to detect obstacles ahead.
- Archaeologists used lidar to find ruins hidden beneath the jungle canopy.
- The drone was fitted with a small lidar sensor for mapping.
- Lidar data revealed the true shape of the eroded hillside.
- Engineers compared lidar readings with satellite images.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIDAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIDAR
The 5 tiles of LIDAR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LIDAR
1 longer words begin with LIDAR.
Words with LIDAR inside
10 words contain LIDAR in the middle. Words that start with LIDAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIDAR
Common questions about LIDAR
- Is LIDAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIDAR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIDAR worth?
- LIDAR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIDAR mean?
- A remote-sensing technology that measures distance and shape by illuminating a target with laser light and analysing the light that bounces back.
- What letters can be added to LIDAR?
- LIDAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LIDAR:
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