Longed

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of the verb long, meaning yearned or wished deeply for something desired but absent or beyond reach.

“She longed for the warm summers of her childhood as another grey winter dragged on.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈlɒŋd/

Related Words

Synonyms

yearnedpined craved wishedhungered

Antonyms

dreadedfearedshunned

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Common past tense ending in ED, test L, O, N, and G early as all four are frequent Wordle letters

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, G adds mid-range value and the word plays naturally and cleanly off LONG

Words Related to Longed

Anagrams of Longed

Words that use exactly the same letters as “longed”.

golden

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “longed” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

logged longer

Words you can make from Longed

Shorter words formed from the letters in “longed”.

elong loden lodge longe ogled olden doeg doge dole done egol elod elon engl enol geld genl geod geol geon gled glen glod gode

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