LANGLAUF is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LANGLAUF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANGLAUF?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANGLAUF is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANGLAUF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
langlaufsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANGLAUF scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LANGLAUF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANGLAUF has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LANGLAUF mean in Scrabble?
noun
Cross-country skiing, or a run made on skis over open country.
Langlauf comes from German and keeps its flavour in winter-sport talk. It suggests steady endurance on gentle trails, not downhill speed. Races of this kind are held in Alpine and Nordic regions.
How LANGLAUF is used
Used in winter-sport writing for cross-country skiing.
- He swapped downhill for langlauf after his knee injury.
- The valley is famous for its langlauf trails.
- A long langlauf race crossed the frozen lake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANGLAUF and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANGLAUF
3 longer words begin with LANGLAUF.
Shorter words from the letters in LANGLAUF
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Common questions about LANGLAUF
- Is LANGLAUF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANGLAUF, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANGLAUF worth?
- LANGLAUF is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANGLAUF mean?
- Cross-country skiing, or a run made on skis over open country.
- What letters can be added to LANGLAUF?
- LANGLAUF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LANGLAUF:
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