LANGREL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LANGREL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANGREL?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANGREL is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANGREL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
langrelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANGREL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LANGREL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What stands out about LANGREL
- LANGREL begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LANGREL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalnautical
A type of shot made of loose pieces of scrap iron, once fired to tear a ship's sails and rigging.
Naval gunners loaded langrel when they wanted to cripple an enemy's masts and ropes rather than sink the hull. Bolts, nails and chain links went into a canister or bag.
How LANGREL is used
The word langrel is a historical term that now appears mainly in naval history.
- The cannon was loaded with langrel to cut the rigging.
- Splinters and langrel rained on the deck.
- Old logbooks mention langrel among the ammunition.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANGREL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANGREL
1 longer words begin with LANGREL.
Shorter words from the letters in LANGREL
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Common questions about LANGREL
- Is LANGREL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANGREL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANGREL worth?
- LANGREL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANGREL mean?
- A type of shot made of loose pieces of scrap iron, once fired to tear a ship's sails and rigging.
- What letters can be added to LANGREL?
- LANGREL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LANGREL:
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