LIEU is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LIEU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIEU?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIEU is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIEU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lieusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIEU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LIEU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about LIEU
- LIEU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LIEU mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Place or stead, used chiefly in the phrase in lieu of, meaning instead of.
Lieu on its own means place, but it survives in modern English almost entirely inside the fixed phrase in lieu of, where it means instead of or in place of, as when someone receives a payment in lieu of notice. Outside that phrase the word is rarely used by itself.
How LIEU is used
Formal; almost always appears in the fixed phrase in lieu of rather than standing alone.
- She was paid in lieu of the holiday she never took.
- He offered a written apology in lieu of a public statement.
- The company gave time off in lieu of extra pay.
- They accepted goods in lieu of cash for the debt.
- A deputy chaired the meeting in lieu of the absent director.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIEU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIEU
9 longer words begin with LIEU.
Words ending in LIEU
2 words end in LIEU. Useful as a back hook: play LIEU onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIEU inside
11 words contain LIEU in the middle. Words that start with LIEU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIEU
Common questions about LIEU
- Is LIEU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIEU, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIEU worth?
- LIEU is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIEU mean?
- Place or stead, used chiefly in the phrase in lieu of, meaning instead of.
- What letters can be added to LIEU?
- LIEU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LIEU:
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