LEE is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. LEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEE is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 11 hooks, and its letters make up 9.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 613.
What does LEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The side sheltered from the wind.
Lee is a nautical word and the opposite of windward, and it produced leeway — the distance a vessel is pushed sideways. The figurative sense of leeway as spare room came directly out of that measurement.
How LEE is used
Countable and uncountable. Chiefly nautical.
- They anchored in the lee of the island.
- The lee side is the sheltered one.
- The word lee gives English leeway.
- A lee shore is dangerous and the name says why.
- Two boats in the lee of the same headland.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEE
The 3 tiles of LEE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LEE
Showing 24 of 50 words that begin with LEE.
Words ending in LEE
Showing 24 of 36 words that end in LEE. Useful as a back hook: play LEE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LEE inside
Showing 24 of 318 words that contain LEE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LEE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LEE
Common questions about LEE
- Is LEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEE worth?
- LEE is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEE mean?
- The side sheltered from the wind.
- What letters can be added to LEE?
- LEE takes 11 hooks: 5 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LEE:
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