LEI is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. LEI 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 LEI?
| 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 LEI is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEI scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LEI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 374.
What does LEI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Hawaiian garland of flowers.
A lei is given and worn as a greeting, and refusing one is a serious discourtesy in Hawaii. The English plural is leis, which happens to collide with the plural of a European currency, and the two have nothing in common.
How LEI is used
Countable: a lei, two leis.
- A lei is placed over the head and not handed across.
- The word lei is Hawaiian and was kept unchanged.
- Refusing a lei causes more offence than accepting one.
- Two leis of different flowers mean different things.
- A lei made of leaves lasts longer than one of blossom.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEI
The 3 tiles of LEI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LEI
Showing 24 of 51 words that begin with LEI.
Words ending in LEI
12 words end in LEI. Useful as a back hook: play LEI onto a word already on the board.
Words with LEI inside
Showing 24 of 158 words that contain LEI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LEI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LEI
Common questions about LEI
- Is LEI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEI, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEI worth?
- LEI is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEI mean?
- A Hawaiian garland of flowers.
- What letters can be added to LEI?
- LEI takes 4 hooks: 2 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LEI:
Open LEI in the Word Finder