LAAGER is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LAAGER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAAGER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAAGER is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAAGER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
laagersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAAGER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LAAGER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about LAAGER
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LAAGER mean in Scrabble?
noun
South Africanhistorical
A camp or encampment protected by a circle of wagons, especially as used historically by settlers in southern Africa.
Trekking parties in nineteenth-century southern Africa would draw their wagons into a tight circle each night to form a laager, turning ordinary transport into an improvised fortress against attack. The practice gave the word a lasting figurative sense too, describing any group that draws together defensively against outside pressure or criticism. Laager can also work as a verb, meaning to form such a defensive circle.
How LAAGER is used
Historical in its literal sense, and used figuratively today for a defensive, inward-looking group or mindset.
- The settlers formed a laager before nightfall.
- Attackers could not break through the defended laager.
- Critics accused the party of retreating into a political laager.
- Wagons were drawn into a laager at the first sign of danger.
- The community laagered together whenever outsiders threatened its way of life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAAGER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAAGER
The 6 tiles of LAAGER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LAAGER
3 longer words begin with LAAGER.
Shorter words from the letters in LAAGER
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Common questions about LAAGER
- Is LAAGER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAAGER, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAAGER worth?
- LAAGER is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAAGER mean?
- A camp or encampment protected by a circle of wagons, especially as used historically by settlers in southern Africa.
- What letters can be added to LAAGER?
- LAAGER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LAAGER:
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