long

ADJECTIVEVERB /lɔŋ/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH L

long is a valid 4-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1O1N1G2
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING

What does long mean?

ADJECTIVE · 9 SENSES
1

Good at remembering.

2

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”

“a long boring speech”

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3

Planning prudently for the future.

“took a long view of the geopolitical issues”

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4

Having or being more than normal or necessary.

“long on brains”

“in long supply”

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5

Holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices.

“is long on coffee”

“a long position in gold”

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6

Involving substantial risk.

“long odds”

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7

Of relatively great height.

“a race of long gaunt men”

“looked out the long French windows”

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8

(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration.

“the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long”

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9

Primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified.

“a long road”

“a long distance”

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VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Desire strongly or persistently.

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