Is LEANEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEANEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEANEST mean?
Leanest is a form of LEAN.
- verb
to incline or bend from a vertical position
“She leaned over the banister”
- verb
cause to lean or incline
“He leaned his rifle against the wall”
- adjective
lacking excess flesh
“you can't be too rich or too thin”
- verb
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
“She tends to be nervous before her lectures”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 7
L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 7 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for LEANEST
Single letters that turn LEANEST into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of LEANEST
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from LEANEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lateens7
- aneles6
- elates6
- enates6
- lateen6
- latens6
- nestle6
- sateen6
- senate6
- stelae6
- teasel6
- anele5
- antes5
- easel5
- eaten5
- elans5
- elate5
- enate5
- etnas5
- lanes5
- laten5
- leans5
- leant5
- lease5
- least5
- leets5
- lenes5
- lense5
- nates5
- neats5
- sente5
- setae5
- setal5
- slant5
- slate5
- sleet5
- stale5
- stane5
- steal5
- steel5
- stela5
- stele5
- taels5
- tales5
- teals5
- tease5
- teels5
- teens5
- telae5
- teles5
- tense5
- tesla5
- alee4
- ales4
- alts4
- anes4
- ante4
- ants4
- ates4
- ease4
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