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/lɛk/
nounverb

Is LEK a Scrabble word?

Yes. LEK is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.

  2. The currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: lek via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Germanic roots meaning "play". In the biology sense, it comes specifically from Swedish lek (“child's play”), by means of Swedish leka (“to play”). The verb is first attested in English in 1871 and the noun at least as early as 1867.

LEK at a glance

LEK has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (L 1 + E 1 + K 5) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #61,324 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -LEK

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Same last three letters as LEK. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

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