LONGSOME is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LONGSOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LONGSOME?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LONGSOME is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LONGSOME
No single letter turns LONGSOME into another word.
How LONGSOME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LONGSOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LONGSOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LONGSOME mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rareliterary
Tiresomely long, lasting or taking more time than is pleasant.
Longsome belongs to older writing, where it described sermons, journeys and speeches that dragged on. It keeps a faint sense of weariness that plain "long" does not have. Today it sounds deliberately old-fashioned.
How LONGSOME is used
Longsome is now rare and is chosen for a literary or humorous effect.
- The longsome road to the village seemed to have no end.
- He dreaded another longsome evening of toasts and speeches.
- A longsome tale told by the fire sent the children to sleep.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LONGSOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LONGSOME
The 8 tiles of LONGSOME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LONGSOME
3 longer words begin with LONGSOME.
Shorter words from the letters in LONGSOME
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Common questions about LONGSOME
- Is LONGSOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LONGSOME, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LONGSOME worth?
- LONGSOME is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LONGSOME mean?
- Tiresomely long, lasting or taking more time than is pleasant.
- What letters can be added to LONGSOME?
- No single letter can be added to LONGSOME to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LONGSOME:
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