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Is lagniappe a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lagniappe is a Scrabble US word. The word lagniappe is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is lagniappe a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lagniappe is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

L1A1G2N1I1A1P3P3E1

Is lagniappe a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lagniappe is a Words With Friends word. The word lagniappe is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2A1G3N2I1A1P4P4E1

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9-letter words (2 found)

APPEALING,LAGNIAPPE,

8-letter words (2 found)

LAGNAPPE,PELAGIAN,

7-letter words (9 found)

GENIPAP,LAPPING,LEAPING,LEPPING,NAGAPIE,PAGINAL,PALPING,PEALING,PLEAING,

6-letter words (24 found)

AGNAIL,ALNAGE,ALPINE,ANLAGE,APNEAL,APPEAL,EALING,GALENA,GENIAL,LAGENA,LAPPIE,LINAGE,LIPPEN,NAPPIE,NIPPLE,PAIGLE,PALAGI,PALING,PAPAIN,PENIAL,PIGPEN,PINEAL,PINGLE,PIPAGE,

5-letter words (57 found)

AGAIN,AGAPE,AGILA,AGILE,AINGA,ALANE,ALANG,ALGAE,ALGIN,ALIEN,ALIGN,ALINE,ANGEL,ANGLE,ANILE,APAGE,APIAN,APING,APNEA,APPAL,APPEL,APPLE,ELAIN,GALEA,GENAL,GENIP,GLEAN,INGLE,LAGAN,LANAI,LAPIN,LIANA,LIANE,LIANG,LIGAN,LIGNE,LINGA,NAPPA,NAPPE,PAEAN,PAGAN,PAGLE,PALEA,PALPI,PANEL,PANGA,PAPAL,PENAL,PEPLA,PILAE,PILEA,PIPAL,PLAGE,PLAIN,PLANE,PLENA,PLING,

4-letter words (81 found)

AGEN,AGIN,AIGA,AINE,ALAE,ALAN,ALAP,ALGA,ANAL,ANGA,ANIL,EGAL,EINA,ELAN,GAEN,GAIN,GALA,GALE,GANE,GAPE,GEAL,GEAN,GENA,GIEN,GILA,GLEI,GLEN,GLIA,ILEA,LAIN,LANA,LANE,LANG,LEAN,LEAP,LENG,LIEN,LINE,LING,LIPA,LIPE,NAGA,NAIL,NALA,NAPA,NAPE,NEAL,NEAP,NGAI,NIPA,PAAL,PAAN,PAGE,PAIL,PAIN,PALE,PALI,PALP,PANE,PANG,PAPA,PAPE,PEAG,PEAL,PEAN,PEIN,PELA,PENI,PIAL,PIAN,PILA,PILE,PINA,PINE,PING,PIPA,PIPE,PLAN,PLAP,PLEA,PLIE,

3-letter words (57 found)

AAL,AGA,AGE,AIA,AIL,AIN,ALA,ALE,ALP,ANA,ANE,ANI,APE,APP,EAN,ENG,GAE,GAL,GAN,GAP,GEL,GEN,GIE,GIN,GIP,ING,LAG,LAP,LEA,LEG,LEI,LEP,LIE,LIG,LIN,LIP,NAE,NAG,NAP,NEG,NEP,NIE,NIL,NIP,PAL,PAN,PAP,PEA,PEG,PEL,PEN,PEP,PIA,PIE,PIG,PIN,PIP,

2-letter words (18 found)

AA,AE,AG,AI,AL,AN,EA,EL,EN,GI,IN,LA,LI,NA,NE,PA,PE,PI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 251 words from lagniappe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lagniappe

lagniappe

Alternative forms

  • lagnappe, lanyap, lanyappe

Etymology

Cajun French lagniappe, from Spanish la ñapa, a variant of yapa (“small gift or additional quantity given to a valued customer”), from Quechua yapa (“addition, increase, supplement; lagniappe”), yapay (“addition; sum”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lænˈjæp/, /ˈlænjæp/
  • Rhymes: -æp
  • Hyphenation: la‧gniappe

Noun

lagniappe (plural lagniappes)

  1. (chiefly Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.
    Synonyms: (chiefly Southern US) brotus, (South Africa) pasella, (Ireland) tilly

Coordinate terms

  • luck penny

Translations

References

Further reading

  • lagniappe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • appealing, panplegia

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish la ñapa, a variant of yapa, from Quechua yapa (“addition, increase supplement”), yapay (“addition; sum”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.ɲap/
  • Rhymes: -ap

Noun

lagniappe m (plural lagniappes)

  1. (Louisiana) tip (extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service)
  2. (Louisiana) lagniappe (extra or unexpected gift or benefit to e.g. a customer)
  3. (Louisiana) windfall, unexpected turn of good fortune

Source: wiktionary.org