LIED is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LIED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIED?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIED is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIED
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LIED scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LIED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about LIED
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 LIED mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A German art song for solo voice and piano, typically setting a lyric poem to music.
A lied brings together a poem and a piano accompaniment so closely that the music seems to grow out of the words. The form is especially associated with composers such as Schubert and Schumann.
How LIED is used
A specialised musical term; used mainly by singers, musicologists and concert programmes.
- The soprano performed a lied by Schubert as an encore.
- Each lied on the programme set a different poem by Goethe.
- Students of vocal music study the lied as a distinct song form.
- The pianist and singer rehearsed the lied for weeks before the recital.
- A single lied can shift mood entirely within two minutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIED and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIED
The 4 tiles of LIED in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with LIED
1 longer words begin with LIED.
Words ending in LIED
Showing 24 of 82 words that end in LIED. Useful as a back hook: play LIED onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIED inside
2 words contain LIED in the middle. Words that start with LIED are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIED
Common questions about LIED
- Is LIED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIED, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIED worth?
- LIED is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIED mean?
- A German art song for solo voice and piano, typically setting a lyric poem to music.
- What letters can be added to LIED?
- LIED takes 3 hooks: 3 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LIED:
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