LONGICORN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LONGICORN 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 LONGICORN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LONGICORN is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LONGICORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
longicornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LONGICORN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LONGICORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LONGICORN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LONGICORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A beetle with very long antennae, belonging to the family known as longhorn beetles.
A longicorn can be told at a glance by its feelers, which may be longer than its whole body. Their larvae bore into wood, so some species are forestry pests.
How LONGICORN is used
An entomology term, also used as an adjective for long-horned insects.
- A striped longicorn crawled along the fallen log.
- The collector pinned a rare longicorn in his case.
- Each longicorn waved its enormous antennae as it walked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LONGICORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LONGICORN
1 longer words begin with LONGICORN.
Shorter words from the letters in LONGICORN
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Common questions about LONGICORN
- Is LONGICORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LONGICORN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LONGICORN worth?
- LONGICORN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LONGICORN mean?
- A beetle with very long antennae, belonging to the family known as longhorn beetles.
- What letters can be added to LONGICORN?
- LONGICORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LONGICORN:
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