Unscramble laws

Unscramble LAWS and you have 14 words, LAWS itself among them: it scores 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 7 points: AWLS and SLAW. The 4 letters split into 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

Looking for lwas, awsl, swal, alsw, lwsa, sawl, alws, wasl, wals or aslw? They use the same letters as LAWS, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From laws

By length, the words from LAWS split into 3 with 4 letters, 7 with 3 and 4 with 2.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with laws

LAWS and 2 anagrams, SLAW and AWLS, make up the 4-letter words made with LAWS letters; each scores 7 points.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with laws

4 of 7 3-letter words in LAWS tie at 6 points; none scores more. WAS, LAW and SAW will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with laws

Among the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble LAWS, AW leads with 5 points, then AL and AS on 2.

LAWS With One Letter Changed

Keep every letter of LAWS but one, change that one, and you get:

L H gives WASH · words from wash
W M gives SLAM · words from slam
W E gives SALE · words from sale
L T gives SWAT · unscramble swat
S U gives WAUL · words from waul
S W gives WAWL · unscramble wawl

More 4-letter words: starting with LA · ending in WS · all 4-letter words

Definitions for the Top LAWS Plays

What LAWS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

LAWS 7 · 8: to take a complaint to court for settlement
AWLS 7 · 8: a pointed tool for making small holes
SLAW 7 · 8: a salad made of shredded raw cabbage
AWL 6 · 7: a pointed tool for making small holes
LAW 6 · 7: to take a complaint to court for settlement
SAW 6 · 6: to perceive with the eyes
WAS 6 · 6: to have actuality
AW 5 · 5: used to express protest, disgust, or disbelief

Is LAWS Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

LAWS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.

Game	Scrabble US	Scrabble UK	Words With Friends*
LAWS itself	Yes	Yes	Yes
Answers accepted (of 14)	14	14	14

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

All 14 answers work in every game checked.

Longer Words Built on LAWS

With one more tile, the letters of LAWS spell the words below.

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