Definitions For Leese
Etymology 1
From Middle English lesen, from {{inh, en, ang, lēosan}} (only attested in compounds: belēosan, forlēosan, etc.), from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *leusaną, t=to lose}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *lews-, t=to cut; sever; separate; loosen; lose}}.Verb
(obsolete) To lose. : (Edmund Spenser)Etymology 2
From Middle English lesen, from {{inh, en, ang, lȳsan}}, līesan, t=to let loose; release, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *lausijaną}}. Cognate with {{cog, nl, lozen}}, {{cog, de, lösen}}, {{cog, sv, lösa}}.Verb
lees (obsolete) To release, set free. (obsolete) To loosen, unfasten.Etymology 3
Compare {{cog, fr, léser}}, {{cog, la, laesus}}.Verb
(obsolete, transitive) To hurt. : (Ben Jonson)Is Leese a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
NO
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
5
Words with Friends
6
The word Leese is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends
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