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Is lither a Scrabble word?

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

L1I1T1H4E1R1

Is lither a Scrabble UK word?

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

L1I1T1H4E1R1

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

L2I1T1H3E1R1

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6-letter words (1 found)

LITHER,

5-letter words (8 found)

ITHER,LITER,LITHE,LITRE,RELIT,THEIR,THIRL,TILER,

4-letter words (23 found)

ELHI,HEIL,HEIR,HERL,HILT,HIRE,LEHR,LEIR,LIER,LIRE,LITE,LITH,RIEL,RILE,RITE,TEHR,TEIL,THIR,TIER,TILE,TIRE,TIRL,TRIE,

3-letter words (19 found)

ELT,ETH,HER,HET,HIE,HIT,IRE,LEI,LET,LIE,LIT,REH,REI,RET,RIT,TEL,THE,TIE,TIL,

2-letter words (11 found)

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

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 63 words from lither according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lither

lither

Etymology 1

From Middle English lither, lyther (“deceitful; evil; false; treacherous; sinful, wicked; leading to cruelty, injustice, or wickedness, perverted; of a country: filled with wicked people; cruel, fierce; dangerous, deadly; frightening; grievous, painful; harmful, injurious; miserable, paltry, poor, worthless; feeble, sluggish; cowardly”) [and other forms], from Old English lȳþre (“bad, wicked; base, mean, wretched; corrupt”) [and other forms], from Proto-Germanic *lūþrijaz (“bad; dissolute; neglected; useless”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“limp, slack”).

Sense 1.2 (“flexible, supple; agile, lithe”) is influenced by lithe.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɪðə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɪðɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪðə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: lith‧er

Adjective

lither (comparative more lither, superlative most lither)

  1. (archaic or British, dialectal)
    1. Lazy, slothful; listless.
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lazy
      Antonyms: see Thesaurus:active
    2. Flexible, supple; also, agile, lithe.
  2. (obsolete)
    1. Bad, evil; false.
    2. In poor physical condition.
Alternative forms
  • lidder
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪðə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪðɚ/
  • Hyphenation: lith‧er

Adjective

lither

  1. comparative form of lithe: more lithe

References

Further reading

  • “lither”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Hirtle, Hitler

Source: wiktionary.org