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/ljuː/
nounverbadjective

Is LEW a Scrabble word?

Yes, in one Scrabble list. LEW is valid in Collins, but not in ENABLE and NWL2023. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

Not in NWL Collins Not in ENABLE

Meaning To make warm or lukewarm.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. Warmth, heat.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To make warm or lukewarm.

  2. To shelter from the wind.

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Weak.

  2. Sickly-looking, pale, wan.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From corruption of French louis, from Louis, presumably Louis IX or Louis XI, who issued gold écus.

LEW at a glance

LEW has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (L 1 + E 1 + W 4) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #19,970 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -LEW

More endings

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

  • FLEW10
  • BLEW9
  • SLEW7
  • CURLEW11
  • CLEW9
  • OVERFLEW17
  • PLEW9
  • ALEW7
  • UNCLEW11
  • OUTFLEW13
  • FLYBLEW18
  • OVERBLEW16

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