ALONG is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ALONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALONG?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALONG is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALONG
Front hooks — 1
kalongBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ALONG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about ALONG
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ALONG mean in Scrabble?
preposition
Moving in a constant direction over the length of something, or extending in a line beside it.
Along describes motion that follows the length of a path, river, or street rather than crossing it, so walking along a road stays parallel to it the whole way. The same word works as an adverb in phrases such as come along and get along, where it loses any sense of physical length and instead signals accompaniment, progress, or general well-being between people. That flexibility makes along one of the most frequent small words in English, doing very different jobs depending on whether it introduces a place, a companion, or a state of getting on with someone.
How ALONG is used
Used both as a preposition of direction along a path and as an adverb in phrases like come along and get along.
- They walked along the river until the path disappeared into the trees.
- Cars were parked along both sides of the narrow street.
- She invited her sister to come along on the trip.
- The two colleagues get along surprisingly well despite their differences.
- A row of streetlights ran along the entire length of the bridge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALONG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALONG
The 5 tiles of ALONG in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ALONG
5 longer words begin with ALONG.
Words ending in ALONG
5 words end in ALONG. Useful as a back hook: play ALONG onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALONG inside
7 words contain ALONG in the middle. Words that start with ALONG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALONG
Common questions about ALONG
- Is ALONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALONG, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALONG worth?
- ALONG is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALONG mean?
- Moving in a constant direction over the length of something, or extending in a line beside it.
- What letters can be added to ALONG?
- ALONG takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALONG:
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