LANGLEY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LANGLEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANGLEY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANGLEY is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANGLEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
langleysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANGLEY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LANGLEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does LANGLEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of solar radiation equal to one calorie per square centimetre.
The langley honours the astronomer Samuel Langley and was used by meteorologists to total the sunlight that reaches the ground. The unit has been replaced by joules in most modern work.
How LANGLEY is used
Langley is a technical unit found in climate and solar studies.
- The station recorded 400 langley of sunshine in one day.
- A langley measures energy per unit area.
- Older weather reports gave radiation in langley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANGLEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANGLEY
1 longer words begin with LANGLEY.
Shorter words from the letters in LANGLEY
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Common questions about LANGLEY
- Is LANGLEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANGLEY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANGLEY worth?
- LANGLEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANGLEY mean?
- A unit of solar radiation equal to one calorie per square centimetre.
- What letters can be added to LANGLEY?
- LANGLEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LANGLEY:
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