LIEF is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LIEF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIEF?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIEF is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIEF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
liefsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIEF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LIEF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about LIEF
- 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 LIEF mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaic
Willingly or gladly, chiefly used in the phrase as lief.
Older English writers used lief to show that one course of action was preferred over another. The word survives today mostly in the fixed expression as lief, where it signals equal or greater preference.
How LIEF is used
Rarely used outside older literature or the fixed phrase as lief.
- I would as lief stay home as go to the noisy party.
- She said she would as lief walk as wait for the bus.
- He would as lief lose the game as cheat to win it.
- As lief would he read a book as watch television.
- They would as lief eat at home as dine out tonight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIEF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIEF
The 4 tiles of LIEF in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LIEF
4 longer words begin with LIEF.
Words ending in LIEF
8 words end in LIEF. Useful as a back hook: play LIEF onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIEF inside
10 words contain LIEF in the middle. Words that start with LIEF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIEF
Common questions about LIEF
- Is LIEF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIEF, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIEF worth?
- LIEF is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIEF mean?
- Willingly or gladly, chiefly used in the phrase as lief.
- What letters can be added to LIEF?
- LIEF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LIEF:
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