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Is lithe a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lithe is a Scrabble US word. The word lithe is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

L1I1T1H4E1

Is lithe a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lithe is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

L1I1T1H4E1

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Yes. The word lithe is a Words With Friends word. The word lithe is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2I1T1H3E1

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5-letter words (1 found)

LITHE,

4-letter words (7 found)

ELHI,HEIL,HILT,LITE,LITH,TEIL,TILE,

3-letter words (13 found)

ELT,ETH,HET,HIE,HIT,LEI,LET,LIE,LIT,TEL,THE,TIE,TIL,

2-letter words (9 found)

EH,EL,ET,HE,HI,IT,LI,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 31 words from lithe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of lithe

lithe ilthe ltihe tlihe itlhe tilhe lihte ilhte lhite hlite ihlte hilte lthie tlhie lhtie hltie thlie htlie ithle tihle ihtle hitle thile htile liteh ilteh ltieh tlieh itleh tileh lieth ileth leith elith ielth eilth lteih tleih letih eltih telih etlih itelh tielh ietlh eitlh teilh etilh lihet ilhet lhiet hliet ihlet hilet lieht ileht leiht eliht ielht eilht lheit hleit lehit elhit helit ehlit ihelt hielt iehlt eihlt heilt ehilt lthei tlhei lhtei hltei thlei htlei ltehi tlehi lethi elthi telhi etlhi lheti hleti lehti elhti helti ehlti theli hteli tehli ethli hetli ehtli ithel tihel ihtel hitel thiel htiel itehl tiehl iethl eithl teihl etihl ihetl hietl iehtl eihtl heitl ehitl theil hteil tehil ethil hetil ehtil

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Definitions and meaning of lithe

lithe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laɪð/, (US also) /laɪθ/, (nonstandard) /lɪθ/ (compare lissom)
  • Rhymes: -aɪð

Etymology 1

From Middle English lithe, from Old English līþe (“gentle, mild”), from Proto-West Germanic *linþ(ī), from Proto-Germanic *linþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lentos. Akin to Saterland Frisian lied (“thin, skinny, gaunt”), Danish, Dutch, and archaic German lind (“mild”). Some sources also list Latin lenis (“soft”) and/or Latin lentus (“supple”) as possible cognates.

Adjective

lithe (comparative lither, superlative lithest)

  1. (obsolete) Mild; calm.
    Synonyms: clement, gentle, mellow
  2. Slim but not skinny.
    Synonyms: lithesome, lissome, swack; see also Thesaurus:slender
  3. Capable of being easily bent; flexible.
    Synonyms: pliant, flexible, limber; see also Thesaurus:flexible
    • 1861, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Elsie Venner, page 125
      … she danced with a kind of passionate fierceness, her lithe body undulating with flexuous grace …
  4. Adaptable.
Derived terms
  • litheness
  • slithy
Related terms
  • -inda
  • lind
  • linden
  • Linda
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English lithen, from Old English līþian, līþiġian (“to soften, calm, mitigate, assuage, appease, be mild”), from Proto-Germanic *linþijaną (“to soften”), from Proto-Indo-European *lento- (“bendsome, resilient”). Cognate with German lindern (“to alleviate, ease, relieve”).

Verb

lithe (third-person singular simple present lithes, present participle lithing, simple past and past participle lithed)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To become calm.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To make soft or mild; soften; alleviate; mitigate; lessen; smooth; palliate.

Etymology 3

From Middle English lithen, from Old Norse hlýða (“to listen”), from Proto-Germanic *hliuþijaną (“to listen”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Cognate with Danish lytte (“to listen”). Related to Old English hlēoþor (“noise, sound, voice, song, hearing”), Old English hlūd (“loud, noisy, sounding, sonorous”). More at loud.

Alternative forms

  • lythe

Verb

lithe (third-person singular simple present lithes, present participle lithing, simple past and past participle lithed)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To attend; listen, hearken.
  2. (transitive) To listen to, hearken to.

Etymology 4

Uncertain; perhaps an alteration of lewth.

Noun

lithe (plural lithes)

  1. (Scotland) Shelter.

Etymology 5

From Old English liðan

Verb

lithe (third-person singular simple present lithes, present participle lithing, simple past and past participle lithed)

  1. (archaic, dialect, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire) to thicken (gravy, etc.)
    • 1994, Arnold Kellett, The English Dialect Dictionary, Smith Settle, page 105
      lithe 'to thicken soups, sauces, etc.'

Anagrams

  • Leith, Theil, Thiel, lieth

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

lithe (plural lithes)

  1. Alternative form of light

Etymology 2

Noun

lithe

  1. Alternative form of lyth

Source: wiktionary.org