LIFELONG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LIFELONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIFELONG?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIFELONG is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIFELONG
No single letter turns LIFELONG into another word.
How LIFELONG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIFELONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIFELONG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIFELONG mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lasting for the whole of a person's life.
A lifelong friend is one you keep from childhood to old age. The word marks habits, ambitions and loyalties that never fade. It stresses an unbroken span, unlike merely long.
How LIFELONG is used
Used before a noun for something that lasts a whole lifetime.
- She kept a lifelong love of the sea.
- They made a lifelong promise to stay in touch.
- His lifelong dream was to build a boat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIFELONG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LIFELONG
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Common questions about LIFELONG
- Is LIFELONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIFELONG, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIFELONG worth?
- LIFELONG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIFELONG mean?
- Lasting for the whole of a person's life.
- What letters can be added to LIFELONG?
- No single letter can be added to LIFELONG to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIFELONG:
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