liam

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈliːəm/

Definition of liam

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.
    “Tall. Glasses. Wearing this yellow hoodie. - - - Liam. I'm pretty sure that's his name. Like, ninety-percent sure. I think it suits him. Liam. The kind of name you never normally hear outside a novel or a movie or whatever.”
    “Liam Payne, a former member of the boyband One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to local police. Payne, who was 31, leaves behind his seven-year-old son, Bear.”

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Etymology

From Irish Liam, a clipping of Uilliam, itself from English William.

Words you can make from liam

14 playable · top: LIMA (6 pts)

Best play lima 6 points

4-letter words

1 word

3-letter words

5 words

2-letter words

7 words

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