What It Scores
LAKSA is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 A1 K5 S1 A1.
Words Made From The Letters In LAKSA
20 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (5)
3 letter words (10)
2 letter words (5)
Longer Words Containing LAKSA
LAKSA appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.