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Is liana a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word liana is a Scrabble US word. The word liana is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

L1I1A1N1A1

Is liana a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word liana is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

L1I1A1N1A1

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Yes. The word liana is a Words With Friends word. The word liana is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

LANAI,LIANA,

4-letter words (7 found)

ALAN,ANAL,ANIL,LAIN,LANA,NAIL,NALA,

3-letter words (9 found)

AAL,AIA,AIL,AIN,ALA,ANA,ANI,LIN,NIL,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AI,AL,AN,IN,LA,LI,NA,

You can make 26 words from liana according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of liana

liana ilana laina alina ialna ailna linaa ilnaa lniaa nliaa inlaa nilaa lania alnia lnaia nlaia anlia nalia ianla ainla inala niala anila naila liaan ilaan laian alian ialan ailan liaan ilaan laian alian ialan ailan laain alain laain alain aalin aalin iaaln aialn iaaln aialn aailn aailn linaa ilnaa lniaa nliaa inlaa nilaa liana ilana laina alina ialna ailna lnaia nlaia lania alnia nalia anlia inala niala ianla ainla naila anila lanai alnai lnaai nlaai anlai nalai laani alani laani alani aalni aalni lnaai nlaai lanai alnai nalai anlai anali naali aanli aanli naali anali ianal ainal inaal niaal anial naial iaanl aianl iaanl aianl aainl aainl inaal niaal ianal ainal naial anial anail naail aanil aanil naail anail

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word liana. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in liana.

Definitions and meaning of liana

liana

Etymology

From French liane, influenced by lien (“link, bond”). The word comes from the western dialects of West Indian French.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːˈɑːnə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

liana (plural lianas)

  1. (botany) A climbing woody vine, usually tropical.
    • 1884, Achilles Daunt, Frank Redcliffe: A story of travel and adventure in the forests of Venezuela (A Book for Boys), London: T. Nelson & Sons, Chapter 5, p. 99,[1]
      Flowering lianas hung in long streaming lines from the outstretched boughs and dipped their pendulous bouquets in the water of the igarape, which reflected the cloudless blue of the sky.

Translations

See also

  • climber
  • rattan
  • scrambler
  • twiner
  • vine

Anagrams

  • Al Ain, Alani, Alina, IANAL, Lanai, lanai

Indonesian

Etymology

From English liana, from French liane, influenced by lien (“link, bond”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlia̯na/
  • Hyphenation: lia‧na

Noun

liana (first-person possessive lianaku, second-person possessive lianamu, third-person possessive liananya)

  1. (botany) liana: a climbing woody vine, usually tropical.

Further reading

  • “liana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlja.na/, (traditional) /liˈa.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: lià‧na, (traditional) li‧à‧na

Noun

liana f (plural liane)

  1. liana (vine)
  2. plot (complicated)

Anagrams

  • Alina, alani, anali, inala

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French liane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlja.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: lia‧na

Noun

liana f

  1. liana

Declension

Further reading

  • liana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • liana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧a‧na

Noun

liana f (plural lianas)

  1. liana (climbing woody vine)
    Synonym: cipó

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French liane, of unknown ultimate origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈljana/ [ˈlja.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: lia‧na

Noun

liana f (plural lianas)

  1. liana
    Synonyms: bejuco, guaco

Further reading

  • “liana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

-liana (infinitive kuliana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -lia

Conjugation


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