LAMPOON is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LAMPOON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAMPOON?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAMPOON is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMPOON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lampoonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAMPOON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LAMPOON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does LAMPOON mean in Scrabble?
verb
To mock someone or something in public using satire or ridicule.
To lampoon is to exaggerate a person's faults for comic effect, as cartoonists and sketch shows often do. As a noun, it names the piece of writing or drawing that does the mocking.
How LAMPOON is used
Lampoon works both as a verb and as a noun in satire and journalism.
- The magazine loved to lampoon the prime minister.
- Comedians lampoon politicians on the late-night show.
- The cartoon was a sharp lampoon of the new law.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAMPOON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAMPOON
9 longer words begin with LAMPOON.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMPOON
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Common questions about LAMPOON
- Is LAMPOON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAMPOON, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAMPOON worth?
- LAMPOON is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAMPOON mean?
- To mock someone or something in public using satire or ridicule.
- What letters can be added to LAMPOON?
- LAMPOON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LAMPOON:
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