LENS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LENS 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 LENS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LENS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LENS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LENS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What does LENS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A piece of transparent material, curved on one or both sides, that bends light to focus or spread it.
A lens sits inside a camera, a pair of glasses, or the human eye itself, bending incoming light so that a sharp image forms. The word is also used figuratively for any single point of view through which something is examined.
How LENS is used
Everyday and scientific word; used both literally in optics and figuratively in general writing.
- She cleaned the camera lens before the shoot.
- The optician fitted a new lens into his glasses.
- Light bends as it passes through a curved lens.
- He viewed the crisis through the lens of his own experience.
- A magnifying lens revealed tiny cracks in the surface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LENS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LENS
9 longer words begin with LENS.
Words ending in LENS
16 words end in LENS. Useful as a back hook: play LENS onto a word already on the board.
Words with LENS inside
10 words contain LENS in the middle. Words that start with LENS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LENS
Common questions about LENS
- Is LENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LENS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LENS worth?
- LENS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LENS mean?
- A piece of transparent material, curved on one or both sides, that bends light to focus or spread it.
- What letters can be added to LENS?
- LENS takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LENS:
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