LANGUISHINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. LANGUISHINGS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LANGUISHINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANGUISHINGS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANGUISHINGS
No single letter turns LANGUISHINGS into another word.
How LANGUISHINGS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in LANGUISHINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANGUISHINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in LANGUISHINGS
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Common questions about LANGUISHINGS
- Is LANGUISHINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LANGUISHINGS is not in it.
- How many points is LANGUISHINGS worth?
- LANGUISHINGS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LANGUISHINGS?
- No single letter can be added to LANGUISHINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of LANGUISHINGS:
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