/læk/
noun

Is LAC a Scrabble word?

Yes. LAC is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.

Noun 3 meanings

  1. A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.

  2. Dated spelling of lakh.

  3. Laceration.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: lac via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Portuguese laca, from Hindi लाख (lākh)/Urdu لاکھ (lākh) or cognates in other Indo-Aryan languages, from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of lacquer.

LAC at a glance

LAC has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (L 1 + A 1 + C 3) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #18,972 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -LAC

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Same last three letters as LAC. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • LILAC7
  • SHELLAC12

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