LANGSHAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LANGSHAN 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 LANGSHAN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANGSHAN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANGSHAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
langshansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANGSHAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LANGSHAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANGSHAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LANGSHAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large breed of black domestic chicken from China, with feathered legs.
Poultry keepers value the langshan for its size and dark eggs. The breed takes its name from a district in China. White and black forms exist, both with a single comb.
How LANGSHAN is used
Used in poultry keeping for the Chinese breed of hen.
- A langshan hen strutted across the yard.
- The langshan lays eggs of a deep brown colour.
- She raised a pair of langshan from chicks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANGSHAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANGSHAN
1 longer words begin with LANGSHAN.
Shorter words from the letters in LANGSHAN
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Common questions about LANGSHAN
- Is LANGSHAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANGSHAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANGSHAN worth?
- LANGSHAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANGSHAN mean?
- A large breed of black domestic chicken from China, with feathered legs.
- What letters can be added to LANGSHAN?
- LANGSHAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LANGSHAN:
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