/liː/
noun

Is LI a Scrabble word?

Yes. LI is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 2 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).

  2. The Korean mile, a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.

  3. A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to one-thousandth of a liang, or fifty milligrams.

  4. A meaningful ceremony or ritual; etiquette, behaviour.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

An early romanization of Chinese Mandarin 里 (lǐ). As a Korean unit, via the Yale romanization of Korean 리 (ri), from the Chinese distance.

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LI at a glance

LI has 2 letters and scores 2 points in Scrabble (L 1 + I 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,599 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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