Is LONGWISE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LONGWISE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LONGWISE mean?
- adverb
in the direction of the length
“He cut the paper lengthwise”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
L (1) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) + W (4) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 12 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 LONGWISE
LONGWISE 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 LONGWISE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lowings11
- slewing11
- slowing11
- swingle11
- wigeons11
- lowing10
- sewing10
- sowing10
- swinge10
- wigeon10
- nowise9
- winoes9
- glows9
- gowns9
- gwine9
- owing9
- swing9
- wings9
- eloigns8
- legions8
- lingoes8
- longies8
- enows8
- lewis8
- lowes8
- lowse8
- lweis8
- owies8
- owsen8
- sinew8
- swile8
- swine8
- swole8
- wiles8
- wines8
- winos8
- glow8
- gown8
- swig8
- wigs8
- wing8
- eloign7
- ingles7
- legion7
- lingos7
- logins7
- longes7
- losing7
- single7
- soigne7
- soling7
- enow7
- lowe7
- lown7
- lows7
- lwei7
- news7
- nows7
- owes7
- owie7
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