leila
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 5
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 5
/ˈleɪlə/
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/ˈleɪlə/ · /ˈliːlə/
Definition of leila
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
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A female given name from Arabic.
“Oh! who young Leila’s glance could read / And keep that portion of his creed / Which saith, that woman is but dust, / A soulless toy for tyrant's lust?”
“"Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?" / "I went to her flat last week with Dad—he likes her." / "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover."”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). Taken into English usage through nineteenth-century literature.
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