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Is lier a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lier is a Scrabble US word. The word lier is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

L1I1E1R1

Is lier a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lier is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

L1I1E1R1

Is lier a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lier is a Words With Friends word. The word lier is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2I1E1R1

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4-letter words (5 found)

LEIR,LIER,LIRE,RIEL,RILE,

3-letter words (4 found)

IRE,LEI,LIE,REI,

2-letter words (4 found)

EL,ER,LI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 14 words from lier according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lier

lier

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)
  • Homophones: liar, lyre

Etymology 1

From Middle English lier, equivalent to lie +‎ -er. Compare ligger, lidger, ledger.

Noun

lier (plural liers)

  1. A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.
  2. A lie-abed; one who stays in bed late.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the main lemma.

Noun

lier (plural liers)

  1. Obsolete spelling of liar.
  2. Misspelling of liar.

Anagrams

  • Iler, Irel., Reil, Riel, lire, riel, rile

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch liere, from Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lir/, [liːr], [liə̯r]
  • Hyphenation: lier
  • Rhymes: -ir

Noun

lier f (plural lieren, diminutive liertje n)

  1. (music) lyre
  2. (music) hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle
  3. winch

Derived terms

  • draailier
  • lierhert
  • zijn lier aan de wilgen hangen

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French lier, from Latin ligāre, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lje/, /li.e/

Verb

lier

  1. to link
  2. to associate
  3. (cooking) to thicken
    lier une sauce ― to thicken a sauce

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: liëren
  • → German: liieren

Further reading

  • “lier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • lire

Latin

Verb

līer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of līō

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Lider, lider (obsolete spellings)

Noun

lier f

  1. indefinite plural of li

Anagrams

  • iler, leir, leri, lire, reil

Old French

Alternative forms

  • liier, lïer (diaereses not universally used by scholars of Old French)

Etymology

From Latin ligāre.

Verb

lier

  1. to tie up; to connect with a tie

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • French: lier
    • → Dutch: liëren
    • → German: liieren
  • → Middle English: lien
    • English: lye
  • →? Galician: lear
  • →? Portuguese: liar
  • →? Spanish: liar

Source: wiktionary.org