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Is lich a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lich is a Scrabble US word. The word lich is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is lich a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lich is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

L1I1C3H4

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

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4-letter words (1 found)

LICH,

3-letter words (3 found)

CHI,HIC,ICH,

2-letter words (3 found)

CH,HI,LI,

You can make 7 words from lich according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of lich

lich ilch lcih clih iclh cilh lihc ilhc lhic hlic ihlc hilc lchi clhi lhci hlci chli hcli ichl cihl ihcl hicl chil hcil

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

Definitions and meaning of lich

lich

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English lich, from Old English līċ, from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

Cognate with Dutch lijk, German Leiche, Norwegian lik, Swedish lik, Danish lig.

Alternative forms

  • lych, lytch, litch, lyke

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɪtʃ/
    • (West Country, possibly obsolete) IPA(key): /litʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪtʃ
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /laɪx/

Noun

lich (plural liches or (with Scots pronunciation) lichs)

  1. (archaic, UK) A corpse or dead body. [from 9th c.]
  2. (fantasy, roleplaying games) A reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.
  3. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Ellipsis of lichfield.
  4. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Ellipsis of lichgate.
  5. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Ellipsis of lichway.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English līke, līch (“like”); see like and -like for more. Compare -ly and -lich.

Adjective

lich (comparative more lich, superlative most lich)

  1. (obsolete) Like; resembling; equal.
    • 1386-90, John Gower, Confessio Amantis.
      Anon he let two cofres make / Of one semblance, and of one make, / So lich, that no lif thilke throwe, / That one may fro that other knowe.

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • lik

Etymology

From Old English līċ, from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“alike, similar”).

Noun

lich (plural lichs)

  1. A body.

Descendants

  • English: lich
  • Scots: lyke, lich

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lix/
  • Rhymes: -ix
  • Syllabification: lich

Noun

lich f

  1. genitive plural of licha

Noun

lich n

  1. genitive plural of licho

Further reading

  • lich in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Source: wiktionary.org