LEU is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. LEU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEU?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEU is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
leudChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LEU scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LEU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842.
What does LEU mean in Scrabble?
noun
The currency of Romania and Moldova.
Leu means lion in Romanian, after the Dutch coins with a lion on them that circulated there in the seventeenth century. The plural is lei, which collides in English with the Hawaiian garland and confuses word lists.
How LEU is used
Countable; the plural is lei.
- A leu is divided into a hundred bani.
- The word leu means lion in Romanian.
- Two countries use the leu and set it differently.
- The name leu came from Dutch coins with a lion on them.
- A leu today is not what a leu was in 2004.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEU
The 3 tiles of LEU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LEU
Showing 24 of 156 words that begin with LEU.
Words with LEU inside
Showing 24 of 193 words that contain LEU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LEU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LEU
Common questions about LEU
- Is LEU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEU, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEU worth?
- LEU is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEU mean?
- The currency of Romania and Moldova.
- What letters can be added to LEU?
- LEU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LEU:
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