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lien

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Is lien a Scrabble word?

Yes, lien is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 4 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of lien?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) A tendon.obsolete

2. (law) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.Examples: "[…] every youth movement presents itself as loan to the future, and tries to call in its lien in advance, but when there is no future all loans are canceled."; "Bodin deemed the king of France's power as absolute in the sense that the ruler was ‘absolved’ by divine sanction from legally binding liens and restrictions."

verb (English)

1. (biblical, archaic) Alternative form of lain.Examples: "And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done vnto vs? one of the people might lightly haue lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest haue brought guiltinesse vpon vs.”"; "And the Priest shall charge her by an othe, and say vnto the woman, If no man haue lyen with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to vncleannesse with another in stead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse."alt-ofalternativearchaic

noun (English)

1. (uncommon, possibly obsolete) The spleen.Examples: "Li'enal. Pertaining to the lien or spleen; splenic."; "The lien or spleen (figs. 282 to 285) is a soft, highly vascular contractile and very elastic organ of a dark purplish colour. It is placed obliquely behind the stomach, …"Synonyms: miltobsoletepossiblyuncommon

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "lien"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "lien"?

Scrabble
4 points
L1
I1
E1
N1
Words With Friends
6 points
L2
I1
E1
N2

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