What does LONG mean?
- Pronunciation
- /lɔŋ/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 5
- Words With Friends score
- 8
- How common
- Very common
Meaning
adjective
- primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified“a long life”
- primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified“a long road”
- of relatively great height“a race of long gaunt men”
- good at remembering“a retentive mind”
- holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices“is long on coffee”
- (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration“the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long”
- involving substantial risk“long odds”
- planning prudently for the future“large goals that required farsighted policies”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
longs6longed8longes7
Anagrams of LONG
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside LONG
6 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is LONG a valid word in word games?
LONG is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is LONG worth?
LONG is worth 5 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from LONG?
6 other words, including ON, NO, GO and LOG.