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LIFTS

5 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What LIFTS Means

LIFTS is a form of LIFT, which means:

  1. verb: raise from a lower to a higher position“Raise your hands”
  2. verb: take hold of something and move it to a different location“lift the box onto the table”
  3. noun: the act of giving temporary assistance
  4. noun: the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

LIFTS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 I1 F4 T1 S1.

Anagrams of LIFTS (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In LIFTS

28 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (11)

3 letter words (10)

2 letter words (7)

Longer Words Containing LIFTS

LIFTS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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