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Lateral

l 1a 1t 1e 1r 1a 1l 1

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 7 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does lateral mean?

noun

  1. a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer

    Synonymslateral pass

adjective

  1. situated at or extending to the side

    “the lateral branches of a tree”

    Synonymssidelong

  2. lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body

    “lateral lemniscus”

Is LATERAL a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is LATERAL worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
l 1a 1t 1e 1r 1a 1l 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
l 2a 1t 1e 1r 1a 1l 2

Wordfeud

7 pts
l 1a 1t 1e 1r 1a 1l 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
l 2a 1t 1e 1r 1a 1l 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in LATERAL

Hooks for LATERAL

Add one letter to the front or back of LATERAL to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

laterals

Words that end like LATERAL

Common words that share the ending -ERAL, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

federalgeneralseveralfuneralliberalliteralnumeralmineralperipheralephemeralbilateralcollateralunilateralequilateralquadrilateral
All words ending in -ERAL

Lateral: quick answers

Is LATERAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. LATERAL is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is LATERAL worth?
LATERAL scores 7 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does lateral mean?
As a noun, lateral means “a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in LATERAL?
You can make 81 shorter words from LATERAL, such as RELATA, TALLER, TELLAR, ALATE. See the full list.