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
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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