languish
VERB
/læŋgwɪʃ/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L
languish is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1A1N1G2U1I1S1H4
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does languish mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Have a desire for something or someone who is not present.
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2
Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief.
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3
Become feeble.
“The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon”
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