franglais
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
/ˈfɹɒŋɡleɪ/(UK)
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/ˈfɹɒŋɡleɪ/(UK) · /ˌfɹɑŋˈɡleɪ/(US) · /ˌfɹɑːŋˈɡleɪ/(US)
Definition of franglais
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- (derogatory, often)French terms or expressions recently borrowed from the English language.
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name
- (derogatory, often)French terms or expressions recently borrowed from the English language.
- (derogatory, often)The poor French spoken by anglophones.
- Colloquial speech that is a mix of English and French terms, conjugation, and grammar.
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(alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Franglais.
“The play presents a kind of war of different languages: office jargon; franglais marketing jargon; old-fashioned academic language; new media slang; jazzmen’s roughtalk; salesmen’s smoothtalk; high-finance talk, etc.”
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Etymology
From French franglais, blend of français (“French”) + anglais (“English”).
Words you can make from franglais
200+ playable · top: FANGIRLS (12 pts)
Best play fangirls 12 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
9 words6-letter words
37 words- FAGINS 10 pts
- FANGAS 10 pts
- FARING 10 pts
- FLINGS 10 pts
- FARINA 9 pts
- FINALS 9 pts
- FLAIRS 9 pts
- FRAILS 9 pts
- SAFARI 9 pts
- AGNAIL 7 pts
- AGRIAS 7 pts
- ALGINS 7 pts
- ALIGNS 7 pts
- ARGALI 7 pts
- ARGALS 7 pts
- ARGILS 7 pts
- GLAIRS 7 pts
- GNARLS 7 pts
- GRAALS 7 pts
- GRAILS 7 pts
- GRAINS 7 pts
- LAGANS 7 pts
- LASING 7 pts
- LIANGS 7 pts
- LIGANS 7 pts
- LINGAS 7 pts
- RAGLAN 7 pts
- RASING 7 pts
- SANGAR 7 pts
- SIGNAL 7 pts
- LAARIS 6 pts
- LANAIS 6 pts
- LIANAS 6 pts
- NAIRAS 6 pts
- NARIAL 6 pts
- NASIAL 6 pts
- SALINA 6 pts
5-letter words
96 words- FAGIN 9 pts
- FANGA 9 pts
- FANGS 9 pts
- FLAGS 9 pts
- FLING 9 pts
- FRAGS 9 pts
- FRIGS 9 pts
- AFARS 8 pts
- ALFAS 8 pts
- ALIFS 8 pts
- FAILS 8 pts
- FAIRS 8 pts
- FARLS 8 pts
- FIARS 8 pts
- FILAR 8 pts
- FINAL 8 pts
- FIRNS 8 pts
- FLAIR 8 pts
- FLANS 8 pts
- FLIRS 8 pts
- FRAIL 8 pts
- INFRA 8 pts
- NAIFS 8 pts
- SNARF 8 pts
- AGAIN 6 pts
- AGARS 6 pts
- AGRIA 6 pts
- ALANG 6 pts
- ALGAS 6 pts
- ALGIN 6 pts
- ALIGN 6 pts
- ANGAS 6 pts
- ARGAL 6 pts
- ARGIL 6 pts
- GAINS 6 pts
- GALAS 6 pts
- GARNI 6 pts
- GIRLS 6 pts
- GIRNS 6 pts
- GLAIR 6 pts
- GLANS 6 pts
- GLIAS 6 pts
- GNARL 6 pts
- GNARS 6 pts
- GRAAL 6 pts
- GRAIL 6 pts
- GRAIN 6 pts
- GRANA 6 pts
- GRANS 6 pts
- GRINS 6 pts
- LAGAN 6 pts
- LIANG 6 pts
- LIGAN 6 pts
- LINGA 6 pts
- LINGS 6 pts
- NAGAS 6 pts
- RAGAS 6 pts
- RAGIS 6 pts
- RANGS 6 pts
- RINGS 6 pts
- SAIGA 6 pts
- SANGA 6 pts
- SIGLA 6 pts
- SIGNA 6 pts
- SLANG 6 pts
- SLING 6 pts
- AIRNS 5 pts
- ALANS 5 pts
- ALIAS 5 pts
- ANILS 5 pts
- ANLAS 5 pts
- ARIAS 5 pts
- ARILS 5 pts
- LAARI 5 pts
- LAIRS 5 pts
- LANAI 5 pts
- LARIS 5 pts
- LARNS 5 pts
- LIANA 5 pts
- LIARS 5 pts
- LIRAS 5 pts
- NAILS 5 pts
- NAIRA 5 pts
- NALAS 5 pts
- NARIS 5 pts
- NASAL 5 pts
- RAIAS 5 pts
- RAILS 5 pts
- RAINS 5 pts
- RANIS 5 pts
- RIALS 5 pts
- SARAN 5 pts
- SARIN 5 pts
- SLAIN 5 pts
- SNAIL 5 pts
- SNARL 5 pts
4-letter words
55 words- FAGS 8 pts
- FANG 8 pts
- FIGS 8 pts
- FLAG 8 pts
- FRAG 8 pts
- FRIG 8 pts
- GIFS 8 pts
- AFAR 7 pts
- ALFA 7 pts
- ALIF 7 pts
- ARFS 7 pts
- FAIL 7 pts
- FAIN 7 pts
- FAIR 7 pts
- FANS 7 pts
- FARL 7 pts
- FIAR 7 pts
- FILA 7 pts
- FILS 7 pts
- FINS 7 pts
- FIRN 7 pts
- FIRS 7 pts
- FLAN 7 pts
- FLIR 7 pts
- AGAR 5 pts
- AGAS 5 pts
- AGIN 5 pts
- ALGA 5 pts
- ANGA 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GALA 5 pts
- GALS 5 pts
- GARS 5 pts
- GINS 5 pts
- GIRL 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GLIA 5 pts
- GNAR 5 pts
- GRAN 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- AALS 4 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- AIRS 4 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ALAR 4 pts
- ALAS 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ANAS 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- ANSA 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
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