LAGGARD is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LAGGARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAGGARD?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAGGARD is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAGGARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
laggardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAGGARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LAGGARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does LAGGARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person or thing that moves, works or develops too slowly and so falls behind the rest.
A laggard is judged against a group: the label only makes sense when others are ahead. In business and economics it is routinely applied to a company, region or sector that trails its peers.
How LAGGARD is used
Common in news and business writing, sometimes mildly scornful and sometimes neutral.
- The last laggard crossed the finish line after dark.
- Our region has been a laggard in broadband coverage.
- Nobody wanted to be the laggard when the group set off.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAGGARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAGGARD
6 longer words begin with LAGGARD.
Shorter words from the letters in LAGGARD
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Common questions about LAGGARD
- Is LAGGARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAGGARD, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAGGARD worth?
- LAGGARD is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAGGARD mean?
- A person or thing that moves, works or develops too slowly and so falls behind the rest.
- What letters can be added to LAGGARD?
- LAGGARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LAGGARD:
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