LESBIGAY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LESBIGAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LESBIGAY?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LESBIGAY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LESBIGAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lesbigaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LESBIGAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LESBIGAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LESBIGAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LESBIGAY
- All 8 letters of LESBIGAY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LESBIGAY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Relating to lesbian, bisexual and gay people, or intended for them.
This 1990s coinage packs three groups into one word, much as the longer acronym LGB does. It now sounds dated, and newer, wider terms have largely replaced lesbigay.
How LESBIGAY is used
Informal and dated; seen in 1990s writing and community media.
- The town had a lesbigay bookshop and cafe.
- A lesbigay film festival opened the autumn season.
- The magazine described itself as a lesbigay monthly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LESBIGAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LESBIGAY
1 longer words begin with LESBIGAY.
Shorter words from the letters in LESBIGAY
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Common questions about LESBIGAY
- Is LESBIGAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LESBIGAY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LESBIGAY worth?
- LESBIGAY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LESBIGAY mean?
- Relating to lesbian, bisexual and gay people, or intended for them.
- What letters can be added to LESBIGAY?
- LESBIGAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LESBIGAY:
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