LENGTHY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LENGTHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LENGTHY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LENGTHY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LENGTHY
No single letter turns LENGTHY into another word.
How LENGTHY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LENGTHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What stands out about LENGTHY
- LENGTHY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LENGTHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Long in time or extent, often tiresomely so.
Lengthy is applied to speeches, reports, delays and processes. It often hints that the length is a bit too much for comfort. Where length is merely a fact, long is more neutral.
How LENGTHY is used
Lengthy is common with nouns like meeting, process and explanation.
- We sat through a lengthy lecture on tax law.
- After a lengthy delay the train departed.
- The contract was a lengthy document.
- Her lengthy reply covered every detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LENGTHY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LENGTHY
The 7 tiles of LENGTHY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in LENGTHY
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Common questions about LENGTHY
- Is LENGTHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LENGTHY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LENGTHY worth?
- LENGTHY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LENGTHY mean?
- Long in time or extent, often tiresomely so.
- What letters can be added to LENGTHY?
- No single letter can be added to LENGTHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LENGTHY:
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