LIE is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. LIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIE is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 374.
What does LIE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To be in a horizontal position.
The two verbs spelled lie — to recline and to tell an untruth — are entirely separate words, and the reclining one has a past that collides with a third verb altogether. Almost nobody uses all three correctly, and the confusion is four hundred years old.
How LIE is used
Two unrelated verbs share this spelling.
- The papers lie where they were put in March.
- Two verbs spelled lie mean quite different things.
- He lies about small things and tells the truth about large ones.
- The word lie has confused writers for four hundred years.
- Let it lie and see what happens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIE
The 3 tiles of LIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LIE
Showing 24 of 50 words that begin with LIE.
Words ending in LIE
Showing 24 of 81 words that end in LIE. Useful as a back hook: play LIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIE inside
Showing 24 of 1655 words that contain LIE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIE
Common questions about LIE
- Is LIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIE worth?
- LIE is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIE mean?
- To be in a horizontal position.
- What letters can be added to LIE?
- LIE takes 7 hooks: 1 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LIE:
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