LIEUTENANT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. LIEUTENANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept LIEUTENANT?

Word power: 30 / 100

Our own measure of how useful LIEUTENANT is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for LIEUTENANT

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How LIEUTENANT scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in LIEUTENANT, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIEUTENANT has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about LIEUTENANT

• LIEUTENANT 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

Words starting with LIEUTENANT

5 longer words begin with LIEUTENANT.

Shorter words from the letters in LIEUTENANT

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Common questions about LIEUTENANT

Is LIEUTENANT valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIEUTENANT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is LIEUTENANT worth?

LIEUTENANT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to LIEUTENANT?

LIEUTENANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.