LEADY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LEADY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEADY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEADY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEADY
No single letter turns LEADY into another word.
How LEADY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LEADY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about LEADY
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LEADY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Resembling lead in colour or weight; having a dull grey, metallic quality.
Something described as leady looks or feels like the metal lead, usually a heavy, dull grey. Writers occasionally use leady to describe an overcast sky or a leaden sea, borrowing the same dullness associated with the metal. The word is rare in modern English and mostly appears in older or literary writing.
How LEADY is used
Leady is uncommon and turns up mainly in older or literary descriptions of colour and texture.
- The sky over the harbor turned a leady grey before the storm broke.
- His leady complexion worried the doctor at once.
- The old pipe had a leady sheen after decades underground.
- A leady haze hung over the factory district all winter.
- The sea looked leady and still under the low clouds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEADY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEADY
The 5 tiles of LEADY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in LEADY
Common questions about LEADY
- Is LEADY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEADY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEADY worth?
- LEADY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEADY mean?
- Resembling lead in colour or weight; having a dull grey, metallic quality.
- What letters can be added to LEADY?
- No single letter can be added to LEADY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LEADY:
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