What LATEX Means
- noun: a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
- noun: a water-base paint that has a latex binder
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
LATEX is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 A1 T1 E1 X8.
Anagrams of LATEX (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In LATEX
36 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (8)
3 letter words (17)
2 letter words (11)
Longer Words Containing LATEX
LATEX appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.