The word laches is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • laches n. Negligence in one’s duty.
  • laches n. (Law) An unreasonable delay in bringing a claim alleging a wrong, which means the person who waited…
  • Laches prop.n. A surname.

19 valid words from 3 definitions

ALLEGING AN BRINGING CLAIM DELAY DUTY IN LAW MEANS NEGLIGENCE ONE PERSON SURNAME THE UNREASONABLE WAITED WHICH WHO WRONG

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

ACH ACHE ACHES CH CHE ES HE HES LA LAC

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AL CAL EH

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

CHELAS SEALCH

13 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BACHES CACHES GACHES LASHES LATHES LECHES LICHES LOCHES LYCHES MACHES NACHES RACHES TACHES

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

ACHES LACES

5 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

LANCHES LARCHES LATCHES LEACHES LOACHES

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

LACHESES

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

CLACHES RELACHES POTLACHES

19 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+C CLACHES
+D CLASHED
+E LEACHES
+H CHALEHS
+K HACKLES SHACKLE
+L SHELLAC
+N LANCHES
+O LOACHES OSCHEAL
+P CHAPELS
+R CLASHER LARCHES RASCHEL
+S CLASHES SEALCHS
+T CHALETS LATCHES SATCHEL

17 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-C HALES HALSE HEALS LEASH SELAH SHALE SHEAL
-E CHALS CLASH
-H ALECS CLAES LACES SCALE
-L ACHES CHASE
-S CHELA LEACH

Scrabble scoring

  • 11 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 4478 chance (0.02%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 24637 chance.

Other languages

Category without words

  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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