LONGHAND is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LONGHAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LONGHAND?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LONGHAND is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LONGHAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
longhandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LONGHAND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LONGHAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LONGHAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LONGHAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
Ordinary handwriting in which every word is written out in full, as opposed to shorthand or typing.
Journalists once learned shorthand to keep up with speakers, while everyone else wrote in longhand. Today the word often appears when someone says they drafted a letter or a novel by hand, slowly and fully, rather than at a keyboard.
How LONGHAND is used
Longhand is often found in the phrase in longhand, and also works as an adjective or adverb.
- She wrote the first draft in longhand and typed it up later.
- The signature on the will was in the clerk's neat longhand.
- Many authors still prefer longhand for early ideas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LONGHAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LONGHAND
1 longer words begin with LONGHAND.
Shorter words from the letters in LONGHAND
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Common questions about LONGHAND
- Is LONGHAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LONGHAND, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LONGHAND worth?
- LONGHAND is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LONGHAND mean?
- Ordinary handwriting in which every word is written out in full, as opposed to shorthand or typing.
- What letters can be added to LONGHAND?
- LONGHAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LONGHAND:
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