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Is lascar a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lascar is a Scrabble US word. The word lascar is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is lascar a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lascar is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Yes. The word lascar is a Words With Friends word. The word lascar is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (5 found)

CRAALS,LASCAR,RASCAL,SACRAL,SCALAR,

5-letter words (4 found)

CARLS,CRAAL,SACRA,SCALA,

4-letter words (14 found)

AALS,ALAR,ALAS,ARCS,ASAR,CAAS,CALS,CARL,CARS,CASA,LACS,LARS,RACA,SCAR,

3-letter words (16 found)

AAL,AAS,ALA,ALS,ARC,ARS,CAA,CAL,CAR,LAC,LAR,LAS,RAS,SAC,SAL,SAR,

2-letter words (5 found)

AA,AL,AR,AS,LA,

You can make 44 words from lascar according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lascar

lascar

Alternative forms

  • Lascar, lashkar, laskar

Etymology

From Hindustani لشکر / लश्कर (laśkar), from Persian لشکر (laškar). Doublet of askari.

Noun

lascar (plural lascars)

  1. (now chiefly historical) A sailor from India or Southeast Asia, especially as serving on a European ship.
  2. (Anglo-Indian) A tent-pitcher; also a type of artilleryman.
  3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Pantoporia and Lasippa.

Anagrams

  • Claars, Rascal, craals, rascal, sacral, sarlac, scalar

French

Etymology

From Hindustani لشکر / लश्कर (laśkar), itself from Persian لشکر.

Originally a nickname given in the early 19th century to Indian seamen on French ships travelling in the East Indies. With time, the term became somewhat pejorative.

Noun

lascar m (plural lascars)

  1. lascar
  2. (somewhat derogatory) dude, guy

Further reading

  • “lascar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: las‧car

Verb

lascar (first-person singular present lasco, first-person singular preterite lasquei, past participle lascado)

  1. to chip

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lasˈkaɾ/ [lasˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: las‧car

Verb

lascar (first-person singular present lasco, first-person singular preterite lasqué, past participle lascado)

  1. (nautical, transitive) to slacken; slip

Conjugation

Further reading

  • “lascar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org