Is LANGUISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LANGUISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LANGUISHED mean?
Languished is a form of LANGUISH.
- verb
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
“After her husband died, she just pined away”
- verb
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
“She ached for a cigarette”
- verb
become feeble
“The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + U (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for LANGUISHED
LANGUISHED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LANGUISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anguished14
- deashing13
- headings13
- shingled13
- haulings12
- healings12
- languish12
- leashing12
- nilghaus12
- shauling12
- shealing12
- unhailed12
- unlashed12
- dashing12
- gnashed12
- heading12
- laughed12
- shading12
- anguish11
- english11
- halides11
- handles11
- handsel11
- hanguls11
- hauling11
- healing11
- inhaled11
- lashing11
- lushing11
- nilghau11
- shauled11
- shingle11
- gashed11
- gushed11
- hading11
- hanged11
- hinged11
- nighed11
- sighed11
- sughed11
- dealigns10
- dealings10
- duelings10
- indulges10
- leadings10
- signaled10
- inhales10
- inhauls10
- unleash10
- aguish10
- ashing10
- danish10
- delish10
- endash10
- geisha10
- haeing10
- hailed10
- halide10
- halids10
- haling10
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