LEG is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LEG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEG?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEG is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LEG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What does LEG mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of the limbs an animal stands on.
Leg came from Old Norse and replaced the native shank, which survives now only for a cut of meat and in a handful of phrases. The cricketing sense — the leg side — has nothing to do with the limb of the batter at all.
How LEG is used
Countable: a leg, two legs.
- The leg of the table had been mended twice.
- A leg of the journey that nobody enjoys.
- The word leg replaced the older shank.
- The leg side in cricket is named from a different idea.
- Two legs of lamb and a very small oven.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEG
The 3 tiles of LEG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LEG
Showing 24 of 221 words that begin with LEG.
Words ending in LEG
20 words end in LEG. Useful as a back hook: play LEG onto a word already on the board.
Words with LEG inside
Showing 24 of 429 words that contain LEG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LEG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LEG
Common questions about LEG
- Is LEG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEG, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEG worth?
- LEG is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEG mean?
- One of the limbs an animal stands on.
- What letters can be added to LEG?
- LEG takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LEG:
Open LEG in the Word Finder