Lathing
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The process of attaching thin wooden strips to walls or ceilings to form a base for plastering or a latticework framework.
“The builders spent the morning lathing the walls before the plasterer arrived to begin work.”
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lath·ing
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Wordle
Contains LATH as a root with -ING suffix, the H in position four is easy to overlook
Scrabble
The H earns 4 points in an otherwise modest-scoring word, the -ING ending is easy to cross
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