LAIRAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LAIRAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAIRAGE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAIRAGE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAIRAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lairagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAIRAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LAIRAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What stands out about LAIRAGE
- The same 7 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 LAIRAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A place where cattle or sheep are kept and rested before market or slaughter.
A lairage is a holding area at a market, port or abattoir, where the animals can feed and drink after a journey. The word can also mean the charge or the arrangement for such housing.
How LAIRAGE is used
The word lairage is chiefly British and used in farming and the meat trade.
- The sheep spent the night in the lairage.
- New rules require clean water in every lairage.
- The market has a large lairage for cattle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAIRAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAIRAGE
The 7 tiles of LAIRAGE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LAIRAGE
1 longer words begin with LAIRAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in LAIRAGE
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Common questions about LAIRAGE
- Is LAIRAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAIRAGE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAIRAGE worth?
- LAIRAGE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAIRAGE mean?
- A place where cattle or sheep are kept and rested before market or slaughter.
- What letters can be added to LAIRAGE?
- LAIRAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LAIRAGE:
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