HOURLONG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HOURLONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOURLONG?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOURLONG is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOURLONG
No single letter turns HOURLONG into another word.
How HOURLONG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOURLONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOURLONG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOURLONG mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lasting for one hour.
An hourlong programme or meeting fills a full hour exactly. The compound is handy when a writer wants a quick tag for duration.
How HOURLONG is used
Hourlong is usually placed before a noun, as in an hourlong drive.
- The hourlong lecture covered the whole history of the town.
- They sat through an hourlong delay at the station.
- An hourlong documentary aired after the news.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOURLONG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOURLONG
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Common questions about HOURLONG
- Is HOURLONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOURLONG, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOURLONG worth?
- HOURLONG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOURLONG mean?
- Lasting for one hour.
- What letters can be added to HOURLONG?
- No single letter can be added to HOURLONG to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOURLONG:
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