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Is lavatory a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lavatory is a Scrabble US word. The word lavatory is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is lavatory a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lavatory is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Yes. The word lavatory is a Words With Friends word. The word lavatory is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

LAVATORY,

6-letter words (3 found)

AORTAL,VOLARY,VOTARY,

5-letter words (24 found)

ALARY,ALTAR,ALVAR,AORTA,ARTAL,ARVAL,LARVA,LAVRA,LOVAT,LYART,ORVAL,OTARY,OVARY,RATAL,ROTAL,ROYAL,TALAR,TAYRA,TOLAR,VALOR,VOLAR,VOLTA,YARTA,YARTO,

4-letter words (40 found)

ALAR,ALAY,ALTO,ARTY,ARVO,ARYL,AVAL,LAVA,LORY,LOTA,LYRA,OARY,OATY,ORAL,OVAL,RATA,RATO,RAYA,ROTA,ROTL,RYAL,RYOT,TAAL,TALA,TARA,TARO,TAVA,TOLA,TORA,TORY,TRAY,TROY,TYRO,VARA,VARY,VOAR,VOLA,VOLT,VROT,YAAR,

3-letter words (37 found)

AAL,ALA,ALT,ART,ARY,AVA,AVO,LAR,LAT,LAV,LAY,LOR,LOT,LOY,OAR,OAT,ORA,ORT,OVA,RAT,RAV,RAY,ROT,RYA,TAO,TAR,TAV,TAY,TOR,TOY,TRY,VAR,VAT,VLY,VOL,VOR,YAR,

2-letter words (13 found)

AA,AL,AR,AT,AY,LA,LO,OR,OY,TA,TO,YA,YO,

You can make 118 words from lavatory according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lavatory

lavatory

Alternative forms

  • lavat'ry

Etymology

From Middle English lavatorie, from Late Latin lavātōrium, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”) + -ium (forming places related to an activity). Doublet of lavatorium. As a place to pan gold, via Spanish lavadero. See also lave.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlæv.ə.tɹi/, /ˈlæv.ə.təɹ.i/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlæv.ə.tɔɹ.i/

Noun

lavatory (plural lavatories)

  1. A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly:
    • 1382, Bible (Wycliffe), Exod. 30:18:
      And thow shalt make a brasun lauatory with his foot to wasshe with.
    1. A laver: a washbasin.
    2. (archaic) A bathtub.
    3. (Christianity) A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels.
    4. (Christianity) A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist.
    5. (Christianity, usually figurative) A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins.
    6. (construction, interior design) A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.
  2. Handwashing as an act, particularly
    • 1513, Robert Fabyan, last will and testament:
      Wt condicion that at the tyme of the Lavatory eueryche of theym turne theym to the people, and exorte theym to pray for ye soules following...
    1. (Christianity) The lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist.
    2. (Christianity) The ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels.
  3. (obsolete) A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.
  4. (dated) A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.
  5. (euphemistic) A room containing a toilet: a bathroom (US) or WC (UK).
  6. (UK, New England) A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
  7. (dated) A place to wash clothes: a laundry.
  8. (obsolete) A place where gold is panned.
  9. (obsolete) A paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid.

Usage notes

The euphemism for a room containing a toilet frequently refers to an aircraft lavatory or passenger train toilet.

Synonyms

  • (basin for washing hands): See washbasin
  • (fixture for washing hands): See sink
  • (room with a toilet): See Thesaurus:bathroom
  • (toilet): See Thesaurus:toilet

Derived terms

Related terms

  • lavatorium

Translations

Adjective

lavatory (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Washing, or cleansing by washing.

References

  • “lavatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “lavatory”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English lavatory.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.va.tɔ.ʁi/

Noun

lavatory m (plural lavatories)

  1. public toilet

Further reading

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

Middle English

Noun

lavatory

  1. Alternative form of lavatorie

Source: wiktionary.org