LAGGING is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LAGGING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAGGING?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAGGING is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAGGING
Back hooks — 1
laggingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAGGING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LAGGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 3 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,234 thousand.
What does LAGGING mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
Insulating material wrapped around pipes, boilers or water tanks to keep heat in.
In British homes lagging is the foam or felt jacket you see on hot water cylinders and exposed pipework. Fitting it is a cheap winter job, since it stops heat escaping and protects pipes from freezing.
How LAGGING is used
Mainly British usage in home maintenance and building trades.
- He wrapped the loft pipes in foam lagging before the frost.
- The old tank was missing its lagging entirely.
- A roll of lagging costs far less than a burst pipe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAGGING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAGGING
2 longer words begin with LAGGING.
Shorter words from the letters in LAGGING
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Common questions about LAGGING
- Is LAGGING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAGGING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAGGING worth?
- LAGGING is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAGGING mean?
- Insulating material wrapped around pipes, boilers or water tanks to keep heat in.
- What letters can be added to LAGGING?
- LAGGING takes 5 hooks: 4 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LAGGING:
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