Scrabble & Words with friends points
- laments is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
- laments is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
- laments is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12
Definition of laments
- express grief verbally (verb)
Examples
- we lamented the death of the child
Synonyms
- keen
- regret strongly (verb)
Examples
- we lamented the loss of benefits
Synonyms
- bemoan
- bewail
- deplore
- a mournful poem; a lament for the dead (noun)
Synonyms
- elegy
- a cry of sorrow and grief (noun)
Examples
- their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
Synonyms
- lamentation
- plaint
- wail
- a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person (noun)
Synonyms
- coronach
- dirge
- requiem
- threnody
See definition of laments in Merriam Webster