LEFTY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LEFTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEFTY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEFTY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEFTY
No single letter turns LEFTY into another word.
How LEFTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LEFTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What stands out about LEFTY
- 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 LEFTY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal term for a left-handed person, or for someone with left-wing political views.
A lefty most often refers simply to someone who writes and throws with the left hand, a plain physical fact rather than any judgment about the person. In political conversation, the same word lefty shifts meaning and describes someone holding left-wing views, especially in casual or journalistic writing. Context usually makes clear which sense is meant, since a sports report calling a pitcher a lefty is talking about hands, not politics.
How LEFTY is used
Informal noun with two common senses, left-handedness and left-wing politics; the intended meaning depends on context.
- The coach signed another lefty for the pitching staff.
- As a lefty, she struggled to find scissors that fit.
- The newspaper column was written by a well-known lefty.
- He switched the golf club to suit a lefty like himself.
- Local activists were dismissed by critics as lefty troublemakers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEFTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEFTY
The 5 tiles of LEFTY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in LEFTY
Common questions about LEFTY
- Is LEFTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEFTY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEFTY worth?
- LEFTY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEFTY mean?
- An informal term for a left-handed person, or for someone with left-wing political views.
- What letters can be added to LEFTY?
- No single letter can be added to LEFTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LEFTY:
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