LIPREAD is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LIPREAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIPREAD?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIPREAD is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIPREAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lipreadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIPREAD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LIPREAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What stands out about LIPREAD
- The same 7 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 LIPREAD mean in Scrabble?
verb
To understand what someone says by watching the movements of their lips.
To lipread well takes a clear view of the speaker and plenty of practice, since many sounds look alike on the mouth. Some deaf people rely on it daily, and others use it only to back up hearing.
How LIPREAD is used
Used for reading speech visually, mainly by deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
- He can lipread across a noisy room.
- Please face me so I can lipread what you say.
- Learning to lipread takes years of patient practice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIPREAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIPREAD
The 7 tiles of LIPREAD in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LIPREAD
5 longer words begin with LIPREAD.
Shorter words from the letters in LIPREAD
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Common questions about LIPREAD
- Is LIPREAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIPREAD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIPREAD worth?
- LIPREAD is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIPREAD mean?
- To understand what someone says by watching the movements of their lips.
- What letters can be added to LIPREAD?
- LIPREAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LIPREAD:
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