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Words from letters LYING

From the letters LYING, you can form as many as 14 words - Check which ones

5 letter words:

  • lingy9
  • lying9

4 letter words:

  • inly7
  • liny7
  • ling5
What words can be composed of letters LYING

3 letter words:

  • yin6
  • gin4
  • lig4
  • lin3
  • nil3

2 letter words:

  • ny5
  • gi3
  • in2
  • li2

LYING - Questions and Answers (FAQ)

LYING

"LYING" is a 5-letter word in English, derived from the word "lie." The primary meaning of "LYING" is the present participle of the verb "to lie," which means not telling the truth or deliberately giving false information. However, in Scrabble, the word "LYING" can also be an adjective, indicating the act of reclining or resting in a prostrate position.

When playing Scrabble, "LYING" can be a useful word to have in your vocabulary. It consists of common letters such as L, Y, I, N, and G, making it relatively easy to form on the board with the right tiles. Additionally, the presence of the 'Y' tile in "LYING" can be advantageous as it is a high-value letter worth 4 points in the game. Using "LYING" strategically, you can earn points not only for the word itself but also for any additional words created by placing it on the board.

What are the longest words that can be formed from the letters LYING?

The longest word that can be formed from the letters LYING is the word Lingy. Number of letters: 5.
The second longest word is the word Lying. Number of letters: 5.

What anagrams can be formed from the word LYING?

The only anagram of the word Lying in English is the word Lingy.

How many points in Scrabble can we earn for the words formed from the letters L,Y,I,N,G?

The highest-scoring word that can be formed from the letters LYING is the word Lingy. The number of points that can be earned for it is: 9.The second highest-scoring word is the word Lying. The possible number of points is: 9.

How many letters does the word LYING have? How many vowels and consonants does it have?

Word Lying - number of letters: 5. The word Lying contains vowels. The number of vowels is: 2. The list of vowels present in this word is: I, Y. The word Lying contains consonants. The number of consonants is: 3. The list of consonants present in this word is: G, L, N.

How to properly pronounce the word LYING?


Letter Analysis - word LYING

The word LYING, after removing repeating characters, consists of the letters: G, I, L, N, Y. Below, we will analyze each one of them.

The letter G in the word LYING

Words that start with the letter G
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 59 0,7
4 269 3,0
5 608 6,8
6 997 11,2
7 1382 15,5
8 1420 15,9
9 1291 14,5
10 1039 11,7
11 778 8,7
12 490 5,5
13 305 3,4
14 184 2,1
15 89 1,0
Words ending with the letter G
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,0
3 72 0,4
4 138 0,7
5 135 0,7
6 665 3,4
7 2263 11,7
8 2917 15,0
9 3347 17,2
10 3192 16,4
11 2800 14,4
12 1948 10,0
13 1117 5,8
14 523 2,7
15 303 1,6
Occurrences of the letter G in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter G The number of words [%]
0 206889 77,3
1 54449 20,3
2 5814 2,2
3 564 0,2
4 34 0,0
5 1 0,0

The letter I in the word LYING

Words that start with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 6 0,1
3 26 0,3
4 69 0,7
5 157 1,7
6 375 4,0
7 651 6,9
8 957 10,2
9 1232 13,1
10 1358 14,5
11 1341 14,3
12 1192 12,7
13 921 9,8
14 611 6,5
15 494 5,3
Words ending with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 14 0,9
3 32 2,2
4 145 9,8
5 253 17,2
6 270 18,3
7 255 17,3
8 195 13,2
9 140 9,5
10 93 6,3
11 38 2,6
12 21 1,4
13 13 0,9
14 5 0,3
Occurrences of the letter I in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter I The number of words [%]
0 107284 40,1
1 111312 41,6
2 39717 14,8
3 8146 3,0
4 1170 0,4
5 113 0,0
6 9 0,0

The letter L in the word LYING

Words that start with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 58 0,8
4 273 3,6
5 551 7,2
6 893 11,7
7 1141 14,9
8 1239 16,2
9 1100 14,4
10 842 11,0
11 656 8,6
12 407 5,3
13 223 2,9
14 167 2,2
15 83 1,1
Words ending with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,0
3 37 0,4
4 251 3,0
5 465 5,5
6 805 9,6
7 971 11,6
8 1210 14,4
9 1076 12,8
10 952 11,3
11 858 10,2
12 683 8,1
13 547 6,5
14 330 3,9
15 214 2,5
Occurrences of the letter L in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter L The number of words [%]
0 162123 60,5
1 85451 31,9
2 18253 6,8
3 1788 0,7
4 136 0,1

The letter N in the word LYING

Words that start with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,1
3 50 0,8
4 160 2,6
5 317 5,1
6 467 7,5
7 661 10,7
8 762 12,3
9 878 14,1
10 789 12,7
11 648 10,4
12 537 8,7
13 428 6,9
14 295 4,8
15 208 3,4
Words ending with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 82 0,7
4 252 2,2
5 512 4,4
6 1196 10,2
7 1431 12,3
8 1552 13,3
9 1423 12,2
10 1164 10,0
11 1114 9,5
12 982 8,4
13 891 7,6
14 646 5,5
15 421 3,6
Occurrences of the letter N in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter N The number of words [%]
0 137492 51,4
1 100778 37,6
2 25878 9,7
3 3322 1,2
4 268 0,1
5 13 0,0

The letter Y in the word LYING

Words that start with the letter Y
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,4
3 35 3,6
4 119 12,1
5 175 17,8
6 177 18,0
7 167 17,0
8 120 12,2
9 86 8,7
10 48 4,9
11 29 2,9
12 9 0,9
13 8 0,8
14 6 0,6
15 2 0,2
Words ending with the letter Y
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 7 0,0
3 69 0,4
4 262 1,4
5 1254 6,6
6 1624 8,5
7 1752 9,2
8 2166 11,3
9 2274 11,9
10 2364 12,4
11 2259 11,8
12 1940 10,1
13 1490 7,8
14 998 5,2
15 659 3,4
Occurrences of the letter Y in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter Y The number of words [%]
0 229724 85,8
1 36312 13,6
2 1685 0,6
3 30 0,0

The number of letters in the word LYING: 5

Below we present the statistics of the occurrence of other 5-letter words in English. Analysis by first and last letter

Compilation of 5-letter words, sorted by the first letter
The first letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 715 5,7
B 871 7,0
C 888 7,1
D 650 5,2
E 288 2,3
F 575 4,6
G 608 4,9
H 477 3,8
I 157 1,3
J 191 1,5
K 353 2,8
L 551 4,4
M 666 5,3
N 317 2,5
O 257 2,1
P 821 6,6
Q 76 0,6
R 610 4,9
S 1521 12,2
T 787 6,3
U 178 1,4
V 231 1,9
W 402 3,2
X 15 0,1
Y 175 1,4
Z 98 0,8
Summary of words with 5 letters, according to the letter they end with
The last letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 632 5,1
B 55 0,4
C 124 1,0
D 807 6,5
E 1477 11,8
F 80 0,6
G 135 1,1
H 349 2,8
I 253 2,0
J 2 0,0
K 244 2,0
L 465 3,7
M 179 1,4
N 512 4,1
O 365 2,9
P 146 1,2
Q 3 0,0
R 656 5,3
S 3805 30,5
T 710 5,7
U 63 0,5
V 4 0,0
W 62 0,5
X 65 0,5
Y 1254 10,0
Z 31 0,2

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