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LISLE

5 letters, 5 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What LISLE Means

  1. noun: a fabric woven with lisle thread
  2. noun: a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

LISLE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 5 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 I1 S1 L1 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In LISLE

23 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 (9)

3 letter words (9)

2 letter words (5)

Longer Words Containing LISLE

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

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