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Is lioness a Scrabble word?

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

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Is lioness a Scrabble UK word?

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

L1I1O1N1E1S1S1

Is lioness a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lioness is a Words With Friends word. The word lioness is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (4 found)

ESLOINS,INSOLES,LESIONS,LIONESS,

6-letter words (17 found)

ELOINS,ELSINS,ENOSIS,EOSINS,ESLOIN,ESSOIN,INSOLE,LESION,LESSON,NOESIS,NOISES,NOSIES,OLEINS,OSSEIN,SILENS,SOLEIN,SONSIE,

5-letter words (37 found)

ELOIN,ELSIN,ENOLS,EOSIN,ISLES,LENIS,LENOS,LIENS,LINES,LINOS,LIONS,LOESS,LOINS,LOSEN,LOSES,NELIS,NISSE,NOELS,NOILS,NOISE,NOLES,NOSES,OLEIN,SEILS,SENSI,SIENS,SILEN,SILES,SILOS,SINES,SLOES,SNIES,SOILS,SOLEI,SOLES,SONES,SONSE,

4-letter words (49 found)

ENOL,EONS,IONS,ISLE,ISOS,LEIS,LENO,LENS,LESS,LIEN,LIES,LINE,LINO,LINS,LION,LOIN,LONE,LOSE,LOSS,NESS,NIES,NILS,NOEL,NOES,NOIL,NOLE,NOSE,OILS,OLES,ONES,ONIE,OSES,SEIL,SEIS,SELS,SENS,SIEN,SIES,SILE,SILO,SINE,SINS,SLOE,SOIL,SOLE,SOLI,SOLS,SONE,SONS,

3-letter words (33 found)

ELS,ENS,EON,ESS,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,LEI,LES,LIE,LIN,LIS,LOS,NIE,NIL,NIS,NOS,OES,OIL,OIS,OLE,ONE,ONS,OSE,SEI,SEL,SEN,SIN,SIS,SOL,SON,SOS,

2-letter words (16 found)

EL,EN,ES,IN,IO,IS,LI,LO,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OS,SI,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 157 words from lioness according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lioness

lioness

Etymology

From Middle English leonesse, lyonesse, from Old French leonesse, lionesse; equivalent to lion +‎ -ess.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ.ə.nɪs/, /ˈlaɪ.ə.nɛs/

Noun

lioness (plural lionesses, masculine lion)

  1. A female lion (animal).
    Synonym: (idiomatic) queen of beasts
  2. (figurative) A female lion (famous person regarded with interest and curiosity).
  3. (Oxford University slang, obsolete) A female visitor to a student at Oxford, especially during commemoration week.

Derived terms

  • mountain lioness

Translations

References

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
  • “lioness”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • “lioness”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Elisons, esloins, insoles, lesions, selions

Source: wiktionary.org