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What does lagging mean? Is lagging a Scrabble word?

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Is lagging a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lagging is a Scrabble US word. The word lagging is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

L1A1G2G2I1N1G2

Is lagging a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lagging is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

L1A1G2G2I1N1G2

Is lagging a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lagging is a Words With Friends word. The word lagging is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2A1G3G3I1N2G3

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7-letter words (1 found)

LAGGING,

6-letter words (4 found)

GAGING,GALING,GINGAL,LAGGIN,

5-letter words (6 found)

AGING,ALGIN,ALIGN,LIANG,LIGAN,LINGA,

4-letter words (13 found)

AGIN,ANIL,GAIN,GANG,GIGA,GILA,GING,GLIA,LAIN,LANG,LING,NAIL,NGAI,

3-letter words (15 found)

AIL,AIN,ANI,GAG,GAL,GAN,GIG,GIN,IGG,ING,LAG,LIG,LIN,NAG,NIL,

2-letter words (9 found)

AG,AI,AL,AN,GI,IN,LA,LI,NA,

You can make 48 words from lagging according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lagging

lagging

Etymology

from lag

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æɡɪŋ

Adjective

lagging (comparative more lagging, superlative most lagging)

  1. falling behind, not keeping up the pace
  2. Occurring after; indicating the later phase of
    Coordinate terms: concurrent, leading

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:lagging.

Derived terms

  • lagging indicator

Related terms

Noun

lagging (usually uncountable, plural laggings)

  1. The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
  2. The material so used.
  3. (slang, countable) A prison sentence, originally one of at least three years.

Usage notes

  • (prison sentence): Defined in various sources as a sentence of at least two, three, or five years' duration.

Derived terms

  • beggar's lagging
  • tramp's lagging

Translations

Verb

lagging

  1. present participle and gerund of lag

Related terms

  • laggard

Source: wiktionary.org