lab: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with L · ends with B
Meaning of lab
noun
- colloquial
A laboratory.
- colloquial
Laboratory experiment, test, investigation or result.
Example: I dropped my mixture while doing my lab, so I had to start over.
A hands-on educational experience; a workshop.
Listed forms: labs.
Source: Wiktionary — lab.
verb
- slang
To practise experimentally outside of competitive play.
Listed forms: labs, labbing, labbed.
Source: Wiktionary — lab.
noun
- colloquial
A Labrador retriever.
Listed forms: labs.
Source: Wiktionary — lab.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for lab.
noun
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
- laboratory
- research lab
- research laboratory
- science lab
- science laboratory
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is lab in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of lab
L(1) + A(1) + B(3) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of lab
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from lab
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in lab. Showing up to 24, longest first.