Lakh
4 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The number one hundred thousand, widely used as a counting unit on the Indian subcontinent.
“The company posted a profit of several lakhs of rupees in the last financial quarter.”
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LAKH ends in KH, an unusual consonant cluster, the H is easy to overlook when guessing this word
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K scores 5 and H scores 4, LAKH is a high-value four-letter word valid in tournament Scrabble
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