LISSOM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LISSOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LISSOM?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LISSOM is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LISSOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lissomeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LISSOM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LISSOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does LISSOM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Moving with easy grace and flexibility; supple and lithe in body.
Lissom is used to praise how someone or something moves rather than simply how it is built: a dancer, a cat or a willow branch can each earn the word for the ease with which they bend and shift. The term is closely related to lithe, and both trace their roots to an old word for something easily bent. Because it carries a touch of admiration, writers reach for lissom in description rather than in plain, neutral speech.
How LISSOM is used
Chiefly literary and descriptive; used to praise graceful movement rather than in ordinary conversation.
- The dancer's lissom figure seemed to flow across the stage.
- A lissom young gymnast balanced easily on the beam.
- The cat stretched its lissom body along the windowsill.
- He admired her lissom step as she crossed the room.
- Willow branches sway with a lissom grace in the wind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LISSOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LISSOM
7 longer words begin with LISSOM.
Shorter words from the letters in LISSOM
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Common questions about LISSOM
- Is LISSOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LISSOM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LISSOM worth?
- LISSOM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LISSOM mean?
- Moving with easy grace and flexibility; supple and lithe in body.
- What letters can be added to LISSOM?
- LISSOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LISSOM:
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