LEES is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LEES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEES?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEES is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEES
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LEES scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LEES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,713.
What stands out about LEES
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 LEES mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The sediment of dead yeast and other solids that settles at the bottom of wine or another fermented drink.
Winemakers sometimes leave a wine resting on its lees to add flavor and body before it is filtered and bottled. The old phrase drink to the lees means to finish something completely, down to the last drop.
How LEES is used
Chiefly used in the plural form; the singular lee in this sense is now rare and mostly historical.
- The wine was aged on its lees for several months.
- He drained the cup to the very lees.
- Sediment from the lees clouded the bottom of the bottle.
- The winemaker stirred the lees to release more flavor.
- Bitter lees settled thickly at the bottom of the cask.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEES and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEES
The 4 tiles of LEES in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with LEES
3 longer words begin with LEES.
Words ending in LEES
Showing 24 of 32 words that end in LEES. Useful as a back hook: play LEES onto a word already on the board.
Words with LEES inside
2 words contain LEES in the middle. Words that start with LEES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LEES
Common questions about LEES
- Is LEES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEES, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEES worth?
- LEES is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEES mean?
- The sediment of dead yeast and other solids that settles at the bottom of wine or another fermented drink.
- What letters can be added to LEES?
- LEES takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LEES:
Open LEES in the Word Finder