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Lens

l 1e 1n 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · 4 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does lens mean?

noun

  1. a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

    Synonymslenselens system

  2. genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

    Synonymsgenus lens

  3. (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood

    “the writer is the lens through which history can be seen”

  4. biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina

    Synonymscrystalline lenslens of the eye

  5. electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

    Synonymselectron lens

Is LENS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is LENS worth?

Scrabble

4 pts
l 1e 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

6 pts
l 2e 1n 2s 1

Wordfeud

4 pts
l 1e 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

5 pts
l 2e 1n 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in LENS

Hooks for LENS

Add one letter to the front or back of LENS to make another word.

Front hooks

glens

Back hooks

lense

Words that end like LENS

Common words that share the ending -ENS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

penstensdenshensyenswhenswrensevensopensdozenshappenstokensgardenshardensheavenslistenssaddenssickenschickenscitizensshortensfrightensthreatensenlightens
All words ending in -ENS

Lens: quick answers

Is LENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. LENS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 4 points before board bonuses.
How many points is LENS worth?
LENS scores 4 points in Scrabble, 6 in Words With Friends, 4 in Wordfeud and 5 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does lens mean?
As a noun, lens means “a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in LENS?
You can make 9 shorter words from LENS, such as ELS, ENS, LES, SEL. See the full list.