LAW is a system of rules created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior. Also refers to scientific principles that describe consistent natural phenomena.
Yes. LAW is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 6 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends and 6 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | L | A | W | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Words With Friends | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Wordfeud | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
LAW encompasses the system of rules and guidelines that are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior within society. Laws are created by governmental bodies, courts, and other authoritative institutions to maintain order, protect rights, and ensure justice.
In legal contexts, law includes constitutional law, criminal law, civil law, and administrative law. Each area serves specific functions: constitutional law establishes government structure, criminal law defines punishable offenses, civil law governs disputes between parties, and administrative law regulates government agencies.
Beyond legal systems, "law" describes natural principles in science. Physical laws like Newton's laws of motion, chemical laws like the law of conservation of mass, and mathematical laws provide consistent frameworks for understanding natural phenomena.
The word "law" derives from Old English "lagu," meaning "something laid down or fixed." This traces back to Old Norse "lög," which originally meant "things laid down" or "what is laid down." The Proto-Germanic root "*lagan" meant "to lay" or "to place."
Anagrams: AWL
Hooks: front BLAW, CLAW, FLAW, SLAW; back LAWN, LAWS.
Words inside LAW: 4 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: AWLAWALLA. See all words from LAW.