PROLONGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PROLONGE 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 PROLONGE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROLONGE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROLONGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROLONGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PROLONGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROLONGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROLONGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A stout rope with a hook and a toggle, once used to haul a field gun.
The prolonge belongs to the age of horse-drawn artillery, when gunners needed a way to move or lash a heavy gun carriage. You will meet the word in military history and in the vocabulary of word-game players.
How PROLONGE is used
A historical military term, almost never heard outside books about old artillery.
- The gunners fastened the prolonge to the carriage and pulled it free of the mud.
- A coiled prolonge hung on the side of the limber.
- The museum label explained how a prolonge was used in the field.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROLONGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROLONGE
4 longer words begin with PROLONGE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROLONGE
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Common questions about PROLONGE
- Is PROLONGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROLONGE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROLONGE worth?
- PROLONGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROLONGE mean?
- A stout rope with a hook and a toggle, once used to haul a field gun.
- What letters can be added to PROLONGE?
- PROLONGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PROLONGE:
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