lac

Plural: lacs

Noun

A resinous substance secreted by scale insects, used for shellac.
resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.
Dated spelling of lakh.
Clipping of Cadillac
Laceration.

Examples

hand lac
Last night I was driving around in my lac.
She used LAC to finish a complex seven-letter word, sealing her victory.

Origin / Etymology

From Portuguese laca, from Hindi लाख (lākh)/Urdu لاکھ (lākh) or cognates in other Indo-Aryan languages, from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of lacquer.

Synonyms

caddie, caddy

Scrabble Score: 5

lac: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lac: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lac: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

lac: valid Words With Friends Word