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Is languish a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word languish is a Scrabble US word. The word languish is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is languish a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word languish is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

L1A1N1G2U1I1S1H4

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Yes. The word languish is a Words With Friends word. The word languish is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (4 found)

HAULINGS,LANGUISH,NILGHAUS,SHAULING,

7-letter words (14 found)

ANGUISH,HALSING,HANGULS,HAULING,HAUSING,INHAULS,LASHING,LINGUAS,LUSHING,NILGAUS,NILGHAU,SALUING,SHALING,SHULING,

6-letter words (28 found)

AGUISH,ALGINS,ALIGNS,ASHING,GLUISH,HALING,HANGIS,HANGUL,HINAUS,INHAUL,INSULA,INULAS,LAIGHS,LASING,LAUGHS,LIANGS,LIGANS,LINGAS,LINGUA,LUNGIS,NILGAU,NISGUL,SAGUIN,SIGNAL,SLUING,UGALIS,UHLANS,UNLASH,

5-letter words (59 found)

AGLUS,AHING,ALGIN,ALIGN,ANIGH,ANILS,GAINS,GILAS,GLANS,GLIAS,GNASH,GUANS,GULAS,GUSLA,GUSLI,HAILS,HAINS,HANGI,HANGS,HAULS,HAUNS,HILUS,HINAU,HINGS,HUIAS,HULAS,IGLUS,INULA,LAIGH,LAUGH,LIANG,LIGAN,LINGA,LINGS,LUNAS,LUNGI,LUNGS,NAILS,NASHI,NIGHS,SANGH,SAUGH,SHAUL,SHULN,SIGLA,SIGNA,SLAIN,SLANG,SLING,SLUNG,SNAIL,SUGAN,SUING,UGALI,UHLAN,ULANS,ULNAS,UNAIS,USING,

4-letter words (93 found)

AGIN,AGLU,AHIS,AILS,AINS,ALUS,ANIL,ANIS,ANUS,AUGH,GAIN,GALS,GANS,GASH,GAUN,GAUS,GHIS,GILA,GINS,GLIA,GNUS,GUAN,GULA,GULS,GUNS,GUSH,HAGS,HAIL,HAIN,HANG,HAUL,HAUN,HILA,HING,HINS,HISN,HUGS,HUIA,HUIS,HULA,HUNG,HUNS,IGLU,INGS,ISNA,LAGS,LAHS,LAIN,LANG,LASH,LIAS,LIGS,LING,LINS,LUGS,LUNA,LUNG,LUNS,LUSH,NAGS,NAIL,NGAI,NIGH,NILS,NISH,NUGS,SAIL,SAIN,SANG,SAUL,SHAG,SHAN,SHIN,SHUL,SHUN,SIAL,SIGH,SIGN,SING,SINH,SLAG,SLUG,SNAG,SNIG,SNUG,SUGH,SUNG,SUNI,UGHS,ULAN,ULNA,UNAI,UNIS,

3-letter words (63 found)

AGS,AHI,AHS,AIL,AIN,AIS,ALS,ALU,ANI,ANS,ASH,GAL,GAN,GAS,GAU,GHI,GIN,GIS,GNU,GUL,GUN,GUS,HAG,HAN,HAS,HIN,HIS,HUG,HUI,HUN,ING,INS,ISH,LAG,LAH,LAS,LIG,LIN,LIS,LUG,LUN,NAG,NAH,NAS,NIL,NIS,NUG,NUS,SAG,SAI,SAL,SAN,SAU,SHA,SIG,SIN,SUG,SUI,SUN,UGH,UGS,UNI,UNS,

2-letter words (22 found)

AG,AH,AI,AL,AN,AS,GI,GU,HA,HI,IN,IS,LA,LI,NA,NU,SH,SI,UG,UH,UN,US,

You can make 283 words from languish according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of languish

languish

Etymology

From Middle English languysshen, from the present participle stem of Anglo-Norman and Middle French languir, from Late Latin languīre, alteration of Latin languēre (“to be faint, unwell”).

Compare languor and lax.
Cognate with slack.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
  • Rhymes: -æŋɡwɪʃ

Verb

languish (third-person singular simple present languishes, present participle languishing, simple past and past participle languished)

  1. (intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. [from 14th c.]
  2. (intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]
  3. (intransitive) To live in miserable or disheartening conditions. [from 15th c.]
  4. (intransitive) To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful. [from 17th c.]
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To make weak; to weaken, devastate. [15th–17th c.]
  6. (intransitive, now rare) To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously. [from 18th c.]

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  • haulings, haulsing, nilghaus

Source: wiktionary.org