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Lags

l 1a 1g 2s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of lag

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does lags mean?

noun

  1. the act of slowing down or falling behind

    Synonymsslowdownretardation

  2. the time between one event, process, or period and another

    “meanwhile the socialists are running the government”

    Synonymsinterimmeantimemeanwhile

  3. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

    Synonymsstave

verb

  1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

    Synonymsdawdlefall backfall behind

  2. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

    “The suspects were imprisoned without trial”

    Synonymsimprisonincarcerateimmureput behind barsjail

  3. throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

  4. cover with lagging to prevent heat loss

    “lag pipes”

Definitions shown for lag, the base form of lags.

Is LAGS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is LAGS worth?

Scrabble

5 pts
l 1a 1g 2s 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
l 2a 1g 3s 1

Wordfeud

6 pts
l 1a 1g 3s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
l 2a 1g 4s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in LAGS

Anagrams 2

galsslag

Hooks for LAGS

Add one letter to the front or back of LAGS to make another word.

Front hooks

blagsclagsflagsslags

Back hooks

None

Words that end like LAGS

Common words that share the ending -AGS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

bagsdragsgagshagsnagsragssagstagswagsbragscragssnagsstagszigzagshandbagssandbagsflags
All words ending in -AGS

Lags: quick answers

Is LAGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. LAGS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 5 points before board bonuses.
How many points is LAGS worth?
LAGS scores 5 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does lags mean?
lags is the plural and third-person singular form of lag, which means “the act of slowing down or falling behind”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in LAGS?
You can make 12 shorter words from LAGS, such as AGS, GAL, GAS, LAG. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of LAGS?
LAGS rearranges into GALS, SLAG.