Is LATHE a word?
LATHE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 33 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, LATHE is a valid word.
What does lathe mean?
noun: machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
LATHE: word details
- Pronunciation: LAYTH (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so LATHE works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- 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 lathe
Shorter words inside lathe
Words you can make from the letters of lathe.
Solve a whole rack, not just LATHE
LATHE 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 LATHE mean?
LATHE is a noun. It means: machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool.
Is LATHE a valid word?
Yes, LATHE is a valid word. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 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.