LYING is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LYING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYING?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYING is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYING
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYING scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does LYING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of making an untrue statement with the intention of deceiving someone.
Lying differs from an honest mistake because the speaker knows the statement is false and chooses to present it as true anyway. The word also works as an adjective describing someone inclined to tell lies, as in a lying witness, and both uses build on the verb lie. Habitual lying is often treated differently from an occasional lie told to avoid hurting someone's feelings, since intent and pattern both shape how the word is judged.
How LYING is used
Common noun and adjective in everyday speech; often paired with words like habitual or chronic when describing a persistent pattern.
- Lying to your parents rarely ends well.
- The judge grew tired of the witness's constant lying.
- Children learn early that lying breaks trust.
- He was caught lying about where he had been.
- Her lying eyes gave away the deception before she spoke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYING and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LYING
The 5 tiles of LYING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LYING
2 longer words begin with LYING.
Words ending in LYING
Showing 24 of 81 words that end in LYING. Useful as a back hook: play LYING onto a word already on the board.
Words with LYING inside
10 words contain LYING in the middle. Words that start with LYING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LYING
Common questions about LYING
- Is LYING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYING, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYING worth?
- LYING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYING mean?
- The act of making an untrue statement with the intention of deceiving someone.
- What letters can be added to LYING?
- LYING takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LYING:
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