Is LIFELESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LIFELESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LIFELESS mean?
- adjective
deprived of life; no longer living
“a lifeless body”
- adjective
destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings
“after the dance the littered and lifeless ballroom echoed hollowly”
- adjective
lacking animation or excitement or activity
“the party being dead we left early”
- adjective
not having the capacity to support life
“a lifeless planet”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
L (1) + I (1) + F (4) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 11 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 LIFELESS
LIFELESS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LIFELESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fellies10
- selfies10
- filles9
- selfie9
- feels8
- fells8
- fesse8
- files8
- fille8
- fills8
- flees8
- flies8
- seifs8
- selfs8
- feel7
- fees7
- fell7
- fess7
- file7
- fill7
- fils7
- flee7
- lief7
- life7
- seif7
- self7
- lisles6
- selles6
- efs6
- elf6
- fee6
- fes6
- fie6
- fil6
- ifs6
- isles5
- lisle5
- seels5
- seise5
- selle5
- sells5
- sills5
- ef5
- fe5
- if5
- eels4
- ells4
- else4
- eses4
- esse4
- ills4
- isle4
- lees4
- leis4
- less4
- lies4
- seel4
- sees4
- seis4
- sell4
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