LEONE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LEONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEONE?
| 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 LEONE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
leonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEONE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LEONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,941.
What does LEONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The basic unit of currency of Sierra Leone.
The leone takes its name from the country itself and has been reissued more than once over the decades as authorities tried to control inflation. News reports on Sierra Leone's economy regularly quote prices and exchange rates in leone.
How LEONE is used
Used in pricing, banking and news reports concerning Sierra Leone's economy.
- The market stall priced tomatoes in leone.
- One US dollar buys many thousand leone at current rates.
- The central bank issues coins and notes in leone.
- Inflation eroded the value of the leone over the decades.
- Prices in the shop were marked in leone, not dollars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEONE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEONE
1 longer words begin with LEONE.
Words with LEONE inside
3 words contain LEONE in the middle. Words that start with LEONE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LEONE
Common questions about LEONE
- Is LEONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEONE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEONE worth?
- LEONE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEONE mean?
- The basic unit of currency of Sierra Leone.
- What letters can be added to LEONE?
- LEONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LEONE:
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