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Is oblong a Scrabble word?

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

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Is oblong a Scrabble UK word?

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

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6-letter words (1 found)

OBLONG,

5-letter words (3 found)

BONGO,BOONG,LOGON,

4-letter words (16 found)

BLOG,BOLO,BONG,BOOL,BOON,GLOB,GOBO,GOOL,GOON,LOBO,LOGO,LONG,LOON,NOLO,NOOB,OBOL,

3-letter words (15 found)

BOG,BON,BOO,GOB,GON,GOO,LOB,LOG,LOO,NOB,NOG,NOO,OBO,ONO,OON,

2-letter words (7 found)

BO,GO,LO,NO,OB,ON,OO,

You can make 42 words from oblong according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of oblong

oblong

Etymology

From Middle English oblong, oblonge, borrowed from Latin oblongus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒblɒŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑbˌlɔŋ/

Adjective

oblong (comparative more oblong, superlative most oblong)

  1. Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular.
  2. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) Roughly rectangular or elliptical.
  3. (bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • oblongate

Translations

Noun

oblong (plural oblongs)

  1. Something with an oblong shape.
  2. A rectangle with length and width that are different.
  3. An ellipse with minor and major axes that are different.

Translations

Verb

oblong (third-person singular simple present oblongs, present participle oblonging, simple past and past participle oblonged)

  1. To extend so as to form an oblong shape.
  2. To give an oblong shape to.

Related terms

  • oblate
  • obloid

See also

  • prolate
  • rectangle

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oblongus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [uˈβloŋ]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [oˈbloŋk]

Adjective

oblong (feminine oblonga, masculine plural oblongs, feminine plural oblongues)

  1. oblong

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oblongus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.blɔ̃/

Adjective

oblong (feminine oblongue, masculine plural oblongs, feminine plural oblongues)

  1. oblong

Further reading

  • “oblong”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French oblong, from Latin oblongus.

Adjective

oblong m or n (feminine singular oblongă, masculine plural oblongi, feminine and neuter plural oblonge)

  1. oblong

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org