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Is lariat a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lariat is a Scrabble US word. The word lariat is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

L1A1R1I1A1T1

Is lariat a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lariat is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

L1A1R1I1A1T1

Is lariat a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lariat is a Words With Friends word. The word lariat is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2A1R1I1A1T1

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6-letter words (3 found)

ATRIAL,LARIAT,LATRIA,

5-letter words (14 found)

AARTI,ALTAR,ARTAL,ATRIA,LAARI,LIART,RAITA,RATAL,RIATA,TAIRA,TALAR,TIARA,TRAIL,TRIAL,

4-letter words (23 found)

AIRT,ALAR,ALIT,ARIA,ARIL,ARTI,LAIR,LARI,LATI,LIAR,LIRA,RAIA,RAIL,RAIT,RATA,RIAL,TAAL,TAIL,TALA,TALI,TARA,TIAR,TIRL,

3-letter words (19 found)

AAL,AIA,AIL,AIR,AIT,ALA,ALT,ART,ITA,LAR,LAT,LIT,RAI,RAT,RIA,RIT,TAI,TAR,TIL,

2-letter words (10 found)

AA,AI,AL,AR,AT,IT,LA,LI,TA,TI,

You can make 69 words from lariat according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lariat

lariat

Etymology

From Spanish la reata (“the lasso”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlæɹɪət/
  • Rhymes: -æɹɪət

Noun

lariat (plural lariats)

  1. A lasso.
    • Around 1900, O Henry, A Call Loan
      Not so circumscribed in expedient for the reduction of surplus wealth were those lairds of the lariat who had womenfolk to their name.
  2. A tether.
  3. (wrestling) An attack where the wrestler runs towards an opponent, wraps his arm around their upper chest and neck and then forces them to the ground.

Derived terms

  • lariat ether

Verb

lariat (third-person singular simple present lariats, present participle lariating, simple past and past participle lariated)

  1. (transitive) To lasso.

Anagrams

  • Altair, atrial, latria, talari

Source: wiktionary.org