Is LONGBOWS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LONGBOWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LONGBOWS mean?
Longbows is a form of LONGBOW.
- noun
a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
L (1) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) + B (3) + O (1) + W (4) + S (1) = 14 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 LONGBOWS
LONGBOWS 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 LONGBOWS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- longbow13
- oblongs10
- blown10
- blows10
- bowls10
- bongos9
- oblong9
- glows9
- gowns9
- blow9
- bowl9
- bows9
- swob9
- bolson8
- blogs8
- bongo8
- bongs8
- globs8
- gobos8
- swoon8
- wools8
- glow8
- gown8
- bow8
- logons7
- bolos7
- boons7
- boson7
- lobos7
- noobs7
- obols7
- blog7
- bogs7
- bong7
- glob7
- gobo7
- gobs7
- lown7
- lows7
- nows7
- owls7
- owns7
- slow7
- snow7
- sown7
- wons7
- wool7
- woos7
- goons6
- logon6
- logos6
- longs6
- bolo6
- boon6
- boos6
- lobo6
- lobs6
- nobs6
- noob6
- obol6
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