LANGUISH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LANGUISH 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 LANGUISH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANGUISH 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 LANGUISH
No single letter turns LANGUISH into another word.
How LANGUISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LANGUISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANGUISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LANGUISH
- All 8 letters of LANGUISH are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 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 LANGUISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To grow weak, or to stay neglected and make no progress.
Plants languish in poor soil and projects languish when nobody funds them. People can languish in prison or in a dull job for years. A fainter sense is to pine with longing.
How LANGUISH is used
Used for fading health, stalled plans and unhappy confinement.
- The bill continued to languish in committee.
- Without water the seedlings began to languish.
- He did not want to languish in a dead-end job.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANGUISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LANGUISH
The 8 tiles of LANGUISH in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LANGUISH
9 longer words begin with LANGUISH.
Shorter words from the letters in LANGUISH
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Common questions about LANGUISH
- Is LANGUISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANGUISH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANGUISH worth?
- LANGUISH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANGUISH mean?
- To grow weak, or to stay neglected and make no progress.
- What letters can be added to LANGUISH?
- No single letter can be added to LANGUISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LANGUISH:
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