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Is lying a Scrabble word?

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

L1Y4I1N1G2

Is lying a Scrabble UK word?

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

L1Y4I1N1G2

Is lying a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lying is a Words With Friends word. The word lying is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2Y3I1N2G3

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5-letter words (2 found)

LINGY,LYING,

4-letter words (3 found)

INLY,LING,LINY,

3-letter words (6 found)

GIN,ING,LIG,LIN,NIL,YIN,

2-letter words (4 found)

GI,IN,LI,NY,

You can make 15 words from lying according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of lying

lying yling liyng ilyng yilng iylng lynig ylnig lnyig nlyig ynlig nylig linyg ilnyg lniyg nliyg inlyg nilyg yinlg iynlg ynilg nyilg inylg niylg lyign ylign liygn ilygn yilgn iylgn lygin ylgin lgyin glyin yglin gylin ligyn ilgyn lgiyn gliyn iglyn gilyn yigln iygln ygiln gyiln igyln giyln lyngi ylngi lnygi nlygi ynlgi nylgi lygni ylgni lgyni glyni yglni gylni lngyi nlgyi lgnyi glnyi nglyi gnlyi yngli nygli ygnli gynli ngyli gnyli lingy ilngy lnigy nligy inlgy nilgy ligny ilgny lginy gliny iglny gilny lngiy nlgiy lgniy glniy ngliy gnliy ingly nigly ignly ginly ngily gnily yingl iyngl ynigl nyigl inygl niygl yignl iygnl yginl gyinl igynl giynl yngil nygil ygnil gynil ngyil gnyil ingyl nigyl ignyl ginyl ngiyl gniyl

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

Definitions and meaning of lying

lying

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: ly‧ing
  • Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ

Etymology 1

lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”) +‎ -ing.

Verb

lying

  1. present participle and gerund of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”)
Usage notes

Not to be confused with laying.

Noun

lying (plural lyings)

  1. The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
    • 1854, Saint Augustine, Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXIV, translated by Philip Schaff et al.
      But whom could the lyings in wait of the human heart escape?
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Etymology 2

lie (“to intentionally give false information”) +‎ -ing.

Verb

lying

  1. present participle and gerund of lie (“to intentionally give false information”)

Noun

lying (plural lyings)

  1. An act of telling a lie or falsehood.
Translations

Adjective

lying (not generally comparable, comparative more lying or lyinger, superlative most lying or lyingest)

  1. Tending to tell lies, untruthful, mendacious

Etymology 3

lye. (a chemical liquid)

Verb

lying

  1. simple past and past participle of lye

Further reading

  • lie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • lingy

Source: wiktionary.org