lewis: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with L · ends with S
Meaning of lewis
noun
A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
- broadly, figuratively
The son of a Freemason, envisaged as assisting his father in heavy work or in old age.
A kind of shears used in cropping woollen cloth.
Listed forms: lewises.
Source: Wiktionary — lewis.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is lewis in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of lewis
L(1) + E(1) + W(4) + I(1) + S(1) = 8 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 lewis
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from lewis
18 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in lewis. Showing up to 24, longest first.