lee: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 3 letter points · starts with L · ends with E
Meaning of lee
noun
A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
The side of the ship away from the wind.
A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.
Example: the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship
Calm, peace.
Listed forms: lees.
Source: Wiktionary — lee.
adj
- not-comparable
Facing away from the flow of a fluid, usually air.
Example: lee side, lee shore, lee helm
Source: Wiktionary — lee.
noun
- obsolete, uncountable
Lees; dregs.
Source: Wiktionary — lee.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for lee.
adjective
towards the side away from the wind
noun
the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
- lee side
- leeward
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is lee in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of lee
L(1) + E(1) + E(1) = 3 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of lee
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from lee
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in lee. Showing up to 24, longest first.