LIERNE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LIERNE 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 LIERNE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIERNE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIERNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
liernesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIERNE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LIERNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,936.
What does LIERNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A short ornamental rib in Gothic vaulting that links the main ribs without springing from the vault's base point.
Builders added liernes to a vaulted ceiling mainly for pattern, weaving extra ribs across the surface between the load-bearing ribs that actually spring from the pillars. A ceiling built with many such ribs is called a lierne vault, a style common in English Gothic architecture from the fourteenth century onward, where it produced elaborate star and net patterns overhead. Because a lierne carries little or no structural weight, its purpose is mostly decorative, unlike the ribs it connects. Architectural historians use the word specifically for this kind of secondary rib, setting it apart from the load-bearing ribs of simpler vaults.
How LIERNE is used
Technical; used in architectural history when describing Gothic vaulted ceilings.
- The cathedral ceiling is a lierne vault crowded with star-shaped ribs.
- Each lierne links two of the main ribs without touching the wall.
- A guide pointed out the carved boss where several liernes meet.
- Later Gothic builders added liernes purely for visual effect.
- The lierne pattern overhead looks almost like a spread net.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIERNE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIERNE
The 6 tiles of LIERNE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LIERNE
1 longer words begin with LIERNE.
Shorter words from the letters in LIERNE
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Common questions about LIERNE
- Is LIERNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIERNE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIERNE worth?
- LIERNE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIERNE mean?
- A short ornamental rib in Gothic vaulting that links the main ribs without springing from the vault's base point.
- What letters can be added to LIERNE?
- LIERNE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LIERNE:
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