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Is lenient a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lenient is a Scrabble US word. The word lenient is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is lenient a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lenient is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

L1E1N1I1E1N1T1

Is lenient a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lenient is a Words With Friends word. The word lenient is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

LENIENT,

6-letter words (4 found)

LENITE,LENTEN,LINNET,NIENTE,

5-letter words (8 found)

ELINT,ELITE,ENLIT,INLET,INTEL,LENTI,LINEN,TENNE,

4-letter words (21 found)

EINE,ETEN,LEET,LENT,LIEN,LINE,LINN,LINT,LITE,NENE,NETE,NINE,NITE,TEEL,TEEN,TEIL,TEIN,TELE,TENE,TILE,TINE,

3-letter words (22 found)

EEL,EEN,ELT,ENE,INN,LEE,LEI,LET,LIE,LIN,LIT,NEE,NET,NIE,NIL,NIT,TEE,TEL,TEN,TIE,TIL,TIN,

2-letter words (10 found)

EE,EL,EN,ET,IN,IT,LI,NE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 67 words from lenient according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lenient

lenient

Etymology

From Middle French lénient, from Latin lēniēns, present participle of lēnīre (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːni.ənt/

Adjective

lenient (comparative more lenient, superlative most lenient)

  1. Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation

Synonyms

  • lax
  • permissive

Antonyms

  • strict
  • severe
  • stringent
  • unlenient

Derived terms

  • leniently
  • unlenient

Related terms

  • lenience
  • leniency
  • lenity

Translations

Noun

lenient (plural lenients)

  1. (medicine) A lenitive; an emollient.

Further reading

  • “lenient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “lenient”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “lenient”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Latin

Verb

lēnient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of lēniō

Source: wiktionary.org