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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. LIFE is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (4 letters, 7 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
a motive for living; "pottery was his life"
liveliness, spirit, sprightliness, living, biography, life story, life history, animation, aliveness, lifetime, life-time, lifespan, life sentence
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
LIFE scores 7 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: E×1, F×1, I×1, L×1
LIFE is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with L, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "LIFE — a motive for living; "pottery was his life"" (7 Scrabble points).
LIFE is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is LIFE a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
LIFE (noun): living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life". Additional senses: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"; the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"; an account of the series of events making up a person's life.
In standard Scrabble scoring, LIFE totals 7 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. LIFE relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
LIFE is 4 letters long, begins with L, ends with E, and sorts to the alphagram EFIL. There are 5 anagrams in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 2 consonants.
Among 22 tracked 4-letter entries, LIFE ranks by raw score (7 points). Anagram alternatives include FEIL, FIEL, FILE, LEIF — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include ZIZZ, JAZZ, FIZZ, FUZZ; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, LIFE carries 2 vowels and 2 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on L or E are common study angles; browse words starting with L and words ending with E to rehearse parallel sets.
LIFE is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with L, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 4-letter entries like LIFE frequently cross shorter words; knowing that LIFE contains E, F, I, L helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as l??e to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside LIFE include FE, IF, LI — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: L, I, F, E. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble life directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 7 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat LIFE as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "LIFE — a motive for living; "pottery was his life"" (7 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.