LANGOSTINO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LANGOSTINO 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 LANGOSTINO?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANGOSTINO is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANGOSTINO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
langostinosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANGOSTINO scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LANGOSTINO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANGOSTINO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LANGOSTINO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small edible crustacean that resembles a tiny lobster, sold as seafood in shell-free tails.
Langostino is a menu word for the tail meat of small squat lobsters and similar shellfish. It tastes somewhat like lobster or large shrimp but costs less. Spanish and Latin American kitchens gave the term to English menus.
How LANGOSTINO is used
Used on menus and in seafood shops, often in soups, tacos and pasta.
- The restaurant served langostino tails in garlic butter.
- She ordered a langostino salad for lunch.
- A cheap langostino is often sold in place of lobster.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANGOSTINO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANGOSTINO
1 longer words begin with LANGOSTINO.
Shorter words from the letters in LANGOSTINO
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Common questions about LANGOSTINO
- Is LANGOSTINO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANGOSTINO, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANGOSTINO worth?
- LANGOSTINO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANGOSTINO mean?
- A small edible crustacean that resembles a tiny lobster, sold as seafood in shell-free tails.
- What letters can be added to LANGOSTINO?
- LANGOSTINO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LANGOSTINO:
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