Is LONGWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LONGWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LONGWAYS mean?
- noun
country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
- adverb
in the direction of the length
“He cut the paper lengthwise”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
L (1) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 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 LONGWAYS
LONGWAYS 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 LONGWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- logways14
- gowany13
- logway13
- noways12
- gawsy12
- lawny11
- noway11
- snowy11
- wanly11
- yawls11
- yawns11
- yowls11
- gowans10
- sawlog10
- slangy10
- wagons10
- awny10
- owly10
- sway10
- waly10
- wany10
- ways10
- wyns10
- yawl10
- yawn10
- yaws10
- yowl10
- yows10
- onlays9
- aglow9
- agony9
- glows9
- gnaws9
- gowan9
- gowns9
- gynos9
- swang9
- wagon9
- yangs9
- yogas9
- way9
- wyn9
- yaw9
- yow9
- awols8
- lawns8
- onlay8
- sonly8
- agly8
- gays8
- glow8
- gnaw8
- gown8
- goys8
- gyno8
- logy8
- sagy8
- swag8
- wags8
- yags8
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