LOTUS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LOTUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOTUS?
| 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: 22 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOTUS is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOTUS
No single letter turns LOTUS into another word.
How LOTUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LOTUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,508.
What stands out about LOTUS
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 LOTUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A water lily with large, showy flowers and broad floating leaves, especially the sacred lotus of Asia and Egypt, often used as a symbol in religion and art.
The lotus grows rooted in mud at the bottom of ponds and rivers while its flowers and leaves rise clean and untouched above the water, an image that Hindu, Buddhist and ancient Egyptian art has long used to symbolize purity rising above difficulty. In Greek mythology, the legendary lotus-eaters ate a fruit called the lotus that made them forget their homes and lose all desire to leave. Today the word lotus also lends its name to a common cross-legged yoga posture.
How LOTUS is used
Common in everyday and religious contexts alike, referring to the actual flower, its symbolism, or the seated lotus position in yoga.
- Pink lotus flowers covered the surface of the temple pond.
- The statue of the goddess rested on a carved lotus.
- She practiced the lotus position at the start of each yoga class.
- In the myth, sailors who ate the lotus forgot their journey home.
- Ancient Egyptian art often shows a lotus blossom held in the hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOTUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOTUS
The 5 tiles of LOTUS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LOTUS
3 longer words begin with LOTUS.
Shorter words from the letters in LOTUS
Common questions about LOTUS
- Is LOTUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOTUS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOTUS worth?
- LOTUS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOTUS mean?
- A water lily with large, showy flowers and broad floating leaves, especially the sacred lotus of Asia and Egypt, often used as a symbol in religion and art.
- What letters can be added to LOTUS?
- No single letter can be added to LOTUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LOTUS:
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