The word lack 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.)

  • lack n. A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
  • lack n. (Obsolete) A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
  • lack v. (Transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

24 valid words from 3 definitions

ABSENCE AN BE DEFECT DEFICIENCY DEGENERACY DESIRABLE FAILING HAVE MORAL NECESSARY NEED NOT OBSOLETE OF OR REQUIRE SOMETHING SPIRITUAL STATIVE TO TRANSITIVE WANT WITHOUT

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

LA LAC

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

AL CAL

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

CALK

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

BACK CACK DACK HACK JACK KACK LACE LACS LACY LAIK LANK LARK LAWK LICK LOCK LUCK MACK PACK RACK SACK TACK WACK YACK ZACK

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

LAC

21 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

LACKS LACKED LACKER LACKEY LACKERS LACKEYS LACKING LACKADAY LACKERED LACKEYED LACKLAND LACKERING LACKEYING LACKLANDS LACKADAISY LACKLUSTER LACKLUSTRE LACKLUSTERS LACKLUSTRES LACKADAISICAL LACKADAISICALLY

221 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

BLACKS CLACKS FLACKS PLACKS SLACKS BLACKED BLACKEN BLACKER BLACKLY CLACKED CLACKER FLACKED FLACKER FLACKET KOLACKY PLACKET SLACKED SLACKEN SLACKER SLACKLY BLACKBOY BLACKCAP BLACKENS BLACKEST BLACKFIN BLACKFLY BLACKGUM BLACKING BLACKISH BLACKLEG BLACKOUT BLACKTIP BLACKTOP CLACKBOX CLACKERS CLACKING FLACKERS FLACKERY FLACKETS FLACKING PELLACKS PLACKETS POLLACKS SLACKENS SLACKERS SLACKEST SLACKING ALACKADAY BLACKBALL BLACKBAND + 171 words

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

ALACK BLACK CLACK FLACK PLACK SLACK PELLACK POLLACK EYEBLACK FORSLACK NONBLACK SHELLACK ANTIBLACK BONEBLACK BOOTBLACK FORESLACK LAMPBLACK SHOEBLACK SUPERFLACK

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

+A ALACK
+B BLACK
+C CLACK
+E ALECK
+F FLACK
+H CHALK
+N CLANK
+O CLOAK
+P PLACK
+S CALKS LACKS SLACK
+U CAULK

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

-K CAL LAC

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 269 chance (0.37%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1556 chance (0.06%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

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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