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Lenses

l 1e 1n 1s 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 6 letters · Very common · plural of lens

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

What does lenses 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

Definitions shown for lens, the base form of lenses.

Is LENSES 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 LENSES worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
l 1e 1n 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
l 2e 1n 2s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

6 pts
l 1e 1n 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
l 2e 1n 1s 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in LENSES

Anagrams 1

lessen

Hooks for LENSES

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

Front hooks

flenses

Back hooks

None

Words that end like LENSES

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

sensestensesexpenseslicensescondensesincensesdispensesrecompenses
All words ending in -ENSES

Lenses: quick answers

Is LENSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. LENSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.
How many points is LENSES worth?
LENSES scores 6 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does lenses mean?
lenses is the plural of lens, which 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 LENSES?
You can make 45 shorter words from LENSES, such as ESNES, LENES, LENSE, LESES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of LENSES?
LENSES rearranges into LESSEN.