LIVELONG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LIVELONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIVELONG?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIVELONG is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIVELONG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
livelongsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIVELONG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIVELONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIVELONG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIVELONG mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Lasting through the whole of a stretch of time, often with a hint that it felt tediously long.
Mostly seen in the phrase the livelong day, it adds weight to a stretch of hours. As a noun it also names a plant, the orpine, a kind of stonecrop.
How LIVELONG is used
Livelong is nearly always paired with day or night.
- She sang the livelong day.
- The livelong night passed without sleep.
- He worked the livelong afternoon on the fence.
- A livelong summer of waiting followed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIVELONG and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIVELONG
1 longer words begin with LIVELONG.
Shorter words from the letters in LIVELONG
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Common questions about LIVELONG
- Is LIVELONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIVELONG, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIVELONG worth?
- LIVELONG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIVELONG mean?
- Lasting through the whole of a stretch of time, often with a hint that it felt tediously long.
- What letters can be added to LIVELONG?
- LIVELONG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIVELONG:
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