LODE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LODE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LODE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LODE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LODE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LODE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LODE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,553.
What stands out about LODE
- The same 4 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 LODE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A vein or deposit of metal ore within a body of rock.
A lode is what miners follow underground when digging for valuable metal. The ore lies concentrated along this vein rather than spread evenly through the surrounding rock.
How LODE is used
Used mainly in mining and geology; the phrase "mother lode" extends it figuratively to any rich source.
- Prospectors followed the lode deep into the mountain.
- The mine was built on a rich lode of silver.
- Geologists mapped the lode before drilling began.
- They struck a narrow lode of gold ore.
- The old records call the site an exhausted lode.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LODE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LODE
The 4 tiles of LODE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LODE
9 longer words begin with LODE.
Words ending in LODE
8 words end in LODE. Useful as a back hook: play LODE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LODE inside
Showing 24 of 29 words that contain LODE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LODE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LODE
Common questions about LODE
- Is LODE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LODE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LODE worth?
- LODE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LODE mean?
- A vein or deposit of metal ore within a body of rock.
- What letters can be added to LODE?
- LODE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LODE:
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