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What does longing mean? Is longing a Scrabble word?

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Is longing a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word longing is a Scrabble US word. The word longing is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is longing a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word longing is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

L1O1N1G2I1N1G2

Is longing a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word longing is a Words With Friends word. The word longing is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2O1N2G3I1N2G3

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7-letter words (1 found)

LONGING,

6-letter words (2 found)

NOGGIN,OGLING,

5-letter words (4 found)

GOING,LINGO,LOGIN,OGGIN,

4-letter words (14 found)

GING,GINN,GONG,INGO,LING,LINN,LINO,LION,LOIN,LONG,NOGG,NOIL,NONG,NONI,

3-letter words (15 found)

GIG,GIN,GIO,GON,IGG,ING,INN,ION,LIG,LIN,LOG,NIL,NOG,NON,OIL,

2-letter words (9 found)

GI,GO,IN,IO,LI,LO,NO,OI,ON,

You can make 45 words from longing according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of longing

longing

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɒŋɪŋ
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/

Etymology 1

From Middle English longynge, langynge, langand, from Old English langiende, from Proto-Germanic *langōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to desire, long for”), equivalent to long +‎ -ing (present participle ending).

Verb

longing

  1. present participle and gerund of long

Etymology 2

From Middle English longinge, langynge, from Old English longung, langung (“longing, desire”), from Proto-Germanic *langungō, gerund of Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to desire, long for”), equivalent to long +‎ -ing (gerund ending).

Noun

longing (plural longings)

  1. An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
  2. The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise
Synonyms
  • yearning
Derived terms
  • longing mark
Related terms
  • long
Translations

See also

  • desire
  • miss

Source: wiktionary.org