LONGAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LONGAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LONGAN?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LONGAN is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LONGAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
longansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LONGAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LONGAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,979.
What does LONGAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small tropical tree of Southeast Asia, or the sweet, translucent fruit it bears, closely related to the lychee.
The longan produces a small round fruit with a thin brown shell and pale, juicy flesh wrapped around a single dark seed, which gives it the nickname dragon eye in some markets. It is sold fresh, dried, or canned, and often appears in sweet soups and desserts across Southeast and East Asia. The fruit is a close relative of the lychee, though somewhat smaller and less fragrant.
How LONGAN is used
Used in cooking and grocery contexts, most often for the fresh or dried fruit sold in Asian markets.
- The market stall sold fresh longan beside bunches of lychee.
- Dried longan is often added to sweet soups and teas.
- The orchard grew several rows of longan trees.
- Its thin brown shell peels away to reveal the pale longan flesh.
- Some cooks substitute longan for lychee in a fruit salad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LONGAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LONGAN
4 longer words begin with LONGAN.
Shorter words from the letters in LONGAN
Common questions about LONGAN
- Is LONGAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LONGAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LONGAN worth?
- LONGAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LONGAN mean?
- A small tropical tree of Southeast Asia, or the sweet, translucent fruit it bears, closely related to the lychee.
- What letters can be added to LONGAN?
- LONGAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LONGAN:
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