LILO is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LILO 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 LILO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LILO is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LILO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lilosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LILO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LILO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does LILO mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishinformaltrademark
An inflatable mattress used for lying on in bed or floating on water.
A lilo is a rubber or plastic mattress that is blown up with air and used either as a spare bed or, more often, for floating and sunbathing in a swimming pool or at the seaside. The word began as the British trademark Li-Lo but is now used informally for any similar inflatable mattress.
How LILO is used
Informal British usage; originally a trademark, now applied loosely to any inflatable mattress.
- The children paddled about the pool on a bright yellow lilo.
- He blew up the lilo for guests staying the extra night.
- She fell asleep on the lilo and drifted to the shallow end.
- A punctured lilo left him swimming for the ladder.
- They packed a lilo for the beach holiday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LILO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LILO
1 longer words begin with LILO.
Words with LILO inside
18 words contain LILO in the middle. Words that start with LILO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LILO
Common questions about LILO
- Is LILO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LILO, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LILO worth?
- LILO is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LILO mean?
- An inflatable mattress used for lying on in bed or floating on water.
- What letters can be added to LILO?
- LILO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LILO:
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