LONGWISE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LONGWISE 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 LONGWISE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LONGWISE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LONGWISE
No single letter turns LONGWISE into another word.
How LONGWISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LONGWISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LONGWISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LONGWISE
- All 8 letters of LONGWISE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LONGWISE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In the direction of the length of something.
Recipes and carpentry notes use longwise to say how to cut or lay an object. It means the same as lengthwise but feels slightly old-fashioned.
How LONGWISE is used
Longwise follows verbs such as cut, fold or lay.
- Cut the cucumber longwise into strips.
- He laid the plank longwise across the stream.
- Fold the paper longwise before rolling it.
- The board split longwise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LONGWISE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LONGWISE
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Common questions about LONGWISE
- Is LONGWISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LONGWISE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LONGWISE worth?
- LONGWISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LONGWISE mean?
- In the direction of the length of something.
- What letters can be added to LONGWISE?
- No single letter can be added to LONGWISE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LONGWISE:
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