Lakes
/leɪks/
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Lakes
noun
noun
- In dyeing and painting, an often fugitive crimson or vermillion pigment derived from an organic colorant (cochineal or madder, for example) and an inorganic, generally metallic mordant.
- In the composition of colors for use in products intended for human consumption, made by extending on a substratum of alumina, a salt prepared from one of the certified water-soluble straight colors.
"For example, the name of a lake prepared by extending the aluminum salt prepared from FD&C Blue No. 1 upon the substratum would be FD&C Blue No. 1--Aluminum Lake."
verb
- To make lake-red.
Anagrams of Lakes
Letter Values
l1
a1
k5
e1
s1
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Lakes
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Lakes"
Lakes is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "lakes" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.
Using "Lakes" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "lakes" is a low-scoring word.