LICE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LICE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LICE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LICE
Front hooks — 1
sliceBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LICE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about LICE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 LICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Small wingless insects that live as parasites on the skin or feathers of mammals and birds, the irregular plural of louse.
Lice are tiny biting or sucking insects that cling to hair, fur, or feathers and feed on blood or skin, and the word is the irregular plural of louse, much like mice is the plural of mouse. People usually talk about an infestation in the plural, since a single louse rarely appears alone.
How LICE is used
- The school sent a note home warning parents to check for lice.
- Head lice spread easily among young children who share hats.
- The farmer treated the chickens for lice every spring.
- Combing removed most of the lice from the child's hair.
- Old ships were often plagued by lice among the crew.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LICE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LICE
The 4 tiles of LICE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LICE
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with LICE.
Words ending in LICE
21 words end in LICE. Useful as a back hook: play LICE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LICE inside
Showing 24 of 82 words that contain LICE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LICE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LICE
Common questions about LICE
- Is LICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LICE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LICE worth?
- LICE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LICE mean?
- Small wingless insects that live as parasites on the skin or feathers of mammals and birds, the irregular plural of louse.
- What letters can be added to LICE?
- LICE takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LICE:
Open LICE in the Word Finder