LONESOME is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LONESOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LONESOME?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LONESOME is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LONESOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lonesomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LONESOME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LONESOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LONESOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LONESOME mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Feeling sad because of being alone, or describing a remote and little-visited place.
A lonesome traveller may be physically alone or just miss company, and the word suits country songs about empty roads. It feels warmer and more homely than the clinical term isolated.
How LONESOME is used
Common in folk songs and rural speech; "on my lonesome" means by myself.
- The lonesome cowboy sang to the stars.
- She felt lonesome in the big empty house.
- He did the job on his lonesome.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LONESOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LONESOME
The 8 tiles of LONESOME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LONESOME
4 longer words begin with LONESOME.
Shorter words from the letters in LONESOME
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Common questions about LONESOME
- Is LONESOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LONESOME, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LONESOME worth?
- LONESOME is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LONESOME mean?
- Feeling sad because of being alone, or describing a remote and little-visited place.
- What letters can be added to LONESOME?
- LONESOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LONESOME:
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