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Is LIS a Scrabble word?

Yes. LIS is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning The substance of a legal dispute.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. The substance of a legal dispute.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lis (“quarrel, lawsuit”).

LIS at a glance

LIS has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (L 1 + I 1 + S 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #25,171 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -LIS

More endings

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

  • METROPOLIS14
  • SYPHILIS16
  • BOREALIS10
  • POLIS7
  • ACROPOLIS13
  • MAJLIS15
  • AUSTRALIS9
  • CHRYSALIS17
  • TRELLIS7
  • TALLIS6
  • PULIS7
  • ALLIS5

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