LIS is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. LIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIS?
| 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 LIS is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LIS scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What does LIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
heraldry
A heraldic lily, as in the fleur-de-lis.
Lis is the flower in that name and is used alone in blazon, where brevity matters more than anywhere else in English. The figure is probably an iris rather than a lily, and heralds have never bothered to correct it.
How LIS is used
Countable: a lis, two lis. Chiefly heraldic.
- A lis in blazon needs no further description.
- The word lis is the flower in fleur-de-lis.
- Three lis on a blue field is the oldest French arms.
- A lis is probably an iris and not a lily.
- Heralds write lis because blazon is written short.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIS
Showing 24 of 73 words that begin with LIS.
Words ending in LIS
Showing 24 of 141 words that end in LIS. Useful as a back hook: play LIS onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIS inside
Showing 24 of 3900 words that contain LIS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIS
Common questions about LIS
- Is LIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIS, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIS worth?
- LIS is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIS mean?
- A heraldic lily, as in the fleur-de-lis.
- What letters can be added to LIS?
- LIS takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LIS:
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