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Yes, lag is playable

...and is worth 6 points.

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"Lag" Definition

noun

A barrel stave.
A condition of slowness or retardation.
A convict.
A strip, as of wood, that forms a part of the covering for a cylindrical object.
An ex-convict.

verb-intransitive

Games To determine the order of play in billiards by successively hitting the cue ball against the end rail, the ball rebounding closest to the head rail indicating the player to shoot first.
To fail to keep up a pace; straggle.
To fail, weaken, or slacken gradually; flag.
To proceed or develop with comparative slowness: The electric current lags behind the voltage.

verb-transitive

To arrest.
To cause to hang back or fall behind.
To furnish or cover with lags.
To send to prison.
To shoot, throw, or pitch (a coin, for example) at a mark.

verb

To stay or fall behind.
To move, function, or develop with comparative slowness.
To become retarded in attaining maximum value.
To slacken or weaken gradually.
To toss or roll a marble toward a line or a cue ball toward the head cushion to determine order of play.

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