LAGNAPPE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LAGNAPPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAGNAPPE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAGNAPPE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAGNAPPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lagnappesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAGNAPPE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LAGNAPPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAGNAPPE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAGNAPPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americaninformal
A small extra gift given to a customer with a purchase, or any unexpected bonus.
The custom is especially linked with Louisiana and the Gulf coast, where a shopkeeper might slip in an extra item for good measure. Lagnappe is a rarer spelling of lagniappe.
How LAGNAPPE is used
Lagnappe is regional and informal, mostly used in the southern United States.
- The baker added a free roll as lagnappe.
- Getting the tickets cheaply was a nice bit of lagnappe.
- The shopkeeper tossed in a bonus as a little lagnappe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAGNAPPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAGNAPPE
1 longer words begin with LAGNAPPE.
Shorter words from the letters in LAGNAPPE
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Common questions about LAGNAPPE
- Is LAGNAPPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAGNAPPE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAGNAPPE worth?
- LAGNAPPE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAGNAPPE mean?
- A small extra gift given to a customer with a purchase, or any unexpected bonus.
- What letters can be added to LAGNAPPE?
- LAGNAPPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LAGNAPPE:
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