LEMMA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LEMMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEMMA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEMMA is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEMMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lemmasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEMMA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LEMMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does LEMMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A short proven statement used as a stepping stone toward proving a larger theorem.
In mathematics and logic, a lemma is a smaller result proved mainly to make the proof of a bigger theorem easier to follow, rather than being important on its own. The word is also used in linguistics for the base or citation form under which a dictionary groups related word forms, such as run standing for runs, running, and ran. Both uses share the same idea of one central form or step that everything else is built around.
How LEMMA is used
Lemma is a technical term, common in mathematics, logic, and linguistics rather than everyday speech.
- The professor proved a lemma before moving on to the main theorem.
- Each lemma in the paper builds toward the final proof.
- In the dictionary, walked and walking share the lemma walk.
- The paper's second lemma turned out to be the hardest part to prove.
- Linguists group inflected forms under a single lemma for counting purposes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEMMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEMMA
14 longer words begin with LEMMA.
Words ending in LEMMA
10 words end in LEMMA. Useful as a back hook: play LEMMA onto a word already on the board.
Words with LEMMA inside
17 words contain LEMMA in the middle. Words that start with LEMMA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LEMMA
Common questions about LEMMA
- Is LEMMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEMMA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEMMA worth?
- LEMMA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEMMA mean?
- A short proven statement used as a stepping stone toward proving a larger theorem.
- What letters can be added to LEMMA?
- LEMMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LEMMA:
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