LONGHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LONGHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LONGHORN?
| 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 LONGHORN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LONGHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
longhornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LONGHORN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LONGHORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LONGHORN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LONGHORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
An animal of a breed of cattle with very long, curved horns.
A longhorn is a familiar sight in Western films and ranch country. Another meaning is a beetle with extremely long antennae.
How LONGHORN is used
Longhorn mostly refers to cattle, either the old Texas kind or the British breed.
- A longhorn grazed beside the fence.
- The ranch kept a small herd of longhorn cattle.
- The longhorn lowered its head and watched us.
- Her grandfather once drove a longhorn to market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LONGHORN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LONGHORN
1 longer words begin with LONGHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in LONGHORN
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Common questions about LONGHORN
- Is LONGHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LONGHORN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LONGHORN worth?
- LONGHORN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LONGHORN mean?
- An animal of a breed of cattle with very long, curved horns.
- What letters can be added to LONGHORN?
- LONGHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LONGHORN:
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