Is LONGHANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LONGHANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LONGHANDS mean?
Longhands is a form of LONGHAND.
- noun
rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
- adjective
having words written out in full by hand
“longhand writing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
L (1) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + 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 LONGHANDS
LONGHANDS 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 LONGHANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- longhand13
- hagdons12
- sandhog12
- hagdon11
- aholds10
- galosh10
- hogans10
- hondas10
- shlong10
- halons9
- honans9
- ahold9
- dahls9
- dhals9
- dosha9
- gnash9
- hands9
- hangs9
- hogan9
- holds9
- honda9
- hongs9
- odahs9
- sangh9
- longans8
- dongas8
- glands8
- gonads8
- halon8
- halos8
- honan8
- shoal8
- dahl8
- dahs8
- dash8
- dhal8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- gash8
- gosh8
- hags8
- hand8
- hang8
- hods8
- hogs8
- hold8
- hong8
- odah8
- shad8
- shag8
- shod8
- shog8
- anglos7
- donnas7
- logans7
- longan7
- slogan7
- soland7
- soldan7
- dangs7
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