FRANGLAIS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FRANGLAIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRANGLAIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRANGLAIS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRANGLAIS
No single letter turns FRANGLAIS into another word.
How FRANGLAIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FRANGLAIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRANGLAIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FRANGLAIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A mixture of French and English, such as French full of English words or English sprinkled with French.
Franglais is the playful or sometimes disapproving name for a hybrid style that comes from the meeting of the two languages. French purists worry about it in advertising and in street talk, while tourists often produce it by accident.
How FRANGLAIS is used
Informal; often used jokingly or by critics of language mixing.
- The menu was written in a cheerful franglais that confused no one.
- Teenagers in the city speak a lively franglais among themselves.
- Purists complained that franglais was spoiling the language.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRANGLAIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FRANGLAIS
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Common questions about FRANGLAIS
- Is FRANGLAIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRANGLAIS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRANGLAIS worth?
- FRANGLAIS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRANGLAIS mean?
- A mixture of French and English, such as French full of English words or English sprinkled with French.
- What letters can be added to FRANGLAIS?
- No single letter can be added to FRANGLAIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FRANGLAIS:
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