LANGUISHES is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LANGUISHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANGUISHES?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANGUISHES is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANGUISHES
No single letter turns LANGUISHES into another word.
How LANGUISHES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LANGUISHES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANGUISHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LANGUISHES mean in Scrabble?
LANGUISHES is the present-tense form of LANGUISH used with he, she and it.
LANGUISH(verb) — To grow weak, or to stay neglected and make no progress.
Shorter words from the letters in LANGUISHES
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Common questions about LANGUISHES
- Is LANGUISHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANGUISHES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANGUISHES worth?
- LANGUISHES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LANGUISHES?
- No single letter can be added to LANGUISHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LANGUISHES:
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