Is LACK a word?
LACK is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, has 4 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 1 shorter word built from the same letters.
Yes, LACK is a valid word.
What does lack mean?
noun: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
“there is a serious lack of insight into the problem”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
LACK: word details
- Pronunciation: LAK (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 4 letters, a short word. It is one of 5,469 4-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of lack
Shorter words inside lack
Words you can make from the letters of lack.
Solve a whole rack, not just LACK
LACK is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does LACK mean?
LACK is a noun. It means: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
Is LACK a valid word?
Yes, LACK is a valid word. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.