BELONG is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BELONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BELONG?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BELONG is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BELONG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
belongsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BELONG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BELONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does BELONG mean in Scrabble?
verb
To be the property of a person, or to have a rightful place in a group, set or location.
Belong has two common uses. With to it names ownership, as in a coat that belongs to a friend, and without ownership it describes membership or fitting in, as when a person feels they belong in a town. It can also say where an object is stored, so a mother may tell a child that the scissors belong in the drawer. The noun belongings, meaning possessions, comes from the same verb.
How BELONG is used
Not normally used in the continuous form; say I belong, not I am belonging.
- Does this umbrella belong to you?
- The tools belong in the garage.
- She never felt that she could belong to the club.
- Whales belong to the group of mammals.
- He looked as if he did not belong at the party.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BELONG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BELONG
8 longer words begin with BELONG.
Shorter words from the letters in BELONG
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Common questions about BELONG
- Is BELONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BELONG, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BELONG worth?
- BELONG is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BELONG mean?
- To be the property of a person, or to have a rightful place in a group, set or location.
- What letters can be added to BELONG?
- BELONG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BELONG:
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