Is LATERALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LATERALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LATERALS mean?
Laterals is a form of LATERAL.
- noun
a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
- adjective
situated at or extending to the side
“the lateral branches of a tree”
- adjective
lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body
“lateral lemniscus”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 8
L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for LATERALS
LATERALS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LATERALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lateral7
- stellar7
- alates6
- alerts6
- altars6
- alters6
- artels6
- astral6
- estral6
- laster6
- ratals6
- ratels6
- reatas6
- sallet6
- salter6
- slater6
- staler6
- stelar6
- stella6
- talars6
- talers6
- taller6
- tarsal6
- alate5
- alert5
- altar5
- alter5
- areal5
- areas5
- arles5
- artal5
- artel5
- aster5
- atlas5
- earls5
- lares5
- laser5
- later5
- lears5
- least5
- rales5
- ratal5
- ratel5
- rates5
- reals5
- reata5
- resat5
- salal5
- salat5
- seral5
- setal5
- slate5
- stale5
- stall5
- stare5
- steal5
- stela5
- taels5
- talar5
- talas5
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