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
8
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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