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LAG
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Definition

Pronunciation: //læɡ//

adj

  • (obsolete) Last; long-delayed.
    "the lag end of my life"

noun

  • (countable) A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
    "Although this work is now presented to the world at large, people who read through it before publication severally raised some issues that should be addressed. These resolve around the lag between the field research and the publication of the monograph, a period of rather more than two decades; the use or non-use of various academic forms of terminology, frames of reference, modes of analysis, or "theoretical paradigms"; and my use of the present tense to describe a place that is most certainly not that way now."
  • (uncountable) Delay; latency.
    "Whatever the symptom, lag is a drag. But what causes it? One cause is delays in getting the data from your PC to the game server."
  • (UK, Ireland, slang, archaic) One sentenced to transportation for a crime.
  • (UK, Ireland, slang) A prisoner, a criminal.
    "On both these occasions I had ended up behind the bars, and you might suppose that an old lag like myself would have been getting used to it by now."

verb

  • (computing, informal, video games) To respond slowly.
    "My phone is starting to lag."
  • (UK, slang, archaic) To transport as a punishment for crime.
    "She lags us if we poach."
  • (UK, slang, archaic) To arrest or apprehend.
    ""We must get the old dear out," said Lord Roxton to Malone. "He'll be had for manslaughter if we don't. What I mean, he's not responsible - he'll sock someone and be lagged for it.""
  • (transitive) To slacken
    "Interest in the scandal will never lag."

adj

  • (poker) Loose (inclined to play many starting hands, including weak ones) and aggressive (inclined to raise often).

Source: Kaikki

Word Details

Length
3 letters
Scrabble Points
4 points
Words With Friends Points
6 points

Word Games

Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
Yes
Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
Yes
Wordle
No
Words With Friends
Yes

How many Scrabble points is the word 'LAG'?

The word LAG is worth 4 points in Scrabble.

L1
A1
G2

Total: 4 points

How many Words With Friends points is the word 'LAG'?

The word LAG is worth 6 points in Words With Friends.

L2
A1
G3

Total: 6 points

How many letters is the word 'LAG'?

The word LAG has 3 letters.

What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?

While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:

  • B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
  • H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
  • L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
  • V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
  • J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends

Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.

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