LANGOUSTINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LANGOUSTINE 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 LANGOUSTINE?
| 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 LANGOUSTINE is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANGOUSTINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
langoustinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANGOUSTINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LANGOUSTINE, 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 | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANGOUSTINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LANGOUSTINE
- LANGOUSTINE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LANGOUSTINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, slender-clawed European lobster prized as seafood.
On menus a langoustine is often sold as scampi or Dublin Bay prawn. It is smaller and more delicate than the common lobster, and some people confuse it with the spiny lobster.
How LANGOUSTINE is used
Mostly used in cooking and on restaurant menus.
- We ordered grilled langoustine with garlic butter.
- The fishermen landed a basket of langoustine at dawn.
- A langoustine has long, thin claws.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANGOUSTINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANGOUSTINE
1 longer words begin with LANGOUSTINE.
Shorter words from the letters in LANGOUSTINE
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Common questions about LANGOUSTINE
- Is LANGOUSTINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANGOUSTINE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANGOUSTINE worth?
- LANGOUSTINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANGOUSTINE mean?
- A small, slender-clawed European lobster prized as seafood.
- What letters can be added to LANGOUSTINE?
- LANGOUSTINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LANGOUSTINE:
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