Is LENGTHENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LENGTHENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LENGTHENS mean?
Lengthens is a form of LENGTHEN.
- verb
make longer
“Lengthen this skirt, please”
- verb
become long or longer
“In Spring, the days lengthen”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + G (2) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 13 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 LENGTHENS
LENGTHENS 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 LENGTHENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lengthen12
- lengths11
- henges10
- length10
- thegns10
- lethes9
- ghees9
- henge9
- thegn9
- gentles8
- heels8
- hents8
- lethe8
- sheen8
- sheet8
- shent8
- thens8
- these8
- ghee8
- genets7
- gentes7
- gentle7
- gleets7
- tenges7
- eths7
- heel7
- hens7
- hent7
- hest7
- hets7
- shen7
- thee7
- then7
- lenten6
- nestle6
- sennet6
- tennes6
- egest6
- geest6
- gelts6
- genes6
- genet6
- gents6
- geste6
- glees6
- gleet6
- glens6
- leges6
- tenge6
- eth6
- hen6
- hes6
- het6
- nth6
- she6
- the6
- leets5
- lenes5
- lense5
- nenes5
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