LIAS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LIAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIAS?
| 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 LIAS 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 LIAS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LIAS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LIAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about LIAS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LIAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A series of blue-grey limestone and shale rocks laid down early in the Jurassic period.
The lias is a layer of rock, mostly clayey limestone and shale, that geologists place at the base of the Jurassic system and that is rich in fossils such as ammonites. In England the lias forms a broad belt of country running from Yorkshire down to Dorset, and quarries there have long supplied building stone from the lias.
How LIAS is used
Technical geological term, usually met in earth-science writing rather than everyday speech.
- Fossil hunters searched the exposed lias along the cliff face.
- The quarry cut building stone straight from the lias.
- Ammonites are common finds in the lias of southern England.
- The lias here is a dark, fossil-rich shale.
- Geologists mapped the lias beneath the surrounding fields.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIAS
The 4 tiles of LIAS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LIAS
2 longer words begin with LIAS.
Words ending in LIAS
Showing 24 of 109 words that end in LIAS. Useful as a back hook: play LIAS onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIAS inside
Showing 24 of 31 words that contain LIAS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LIAS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIAS
Common questions about LIAS
- Is LIAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIAS, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIAS worth?
- LIAS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIAS mean?
- A series of blue-grey limestone and shale rocks laid down early in the Jurassic period.
- What letters can be added to LIAS?
- LIAS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LIAS:
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