lei
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 3
- Words With Friends
- 4
- Letters
- 3
/leɪ/
Definition of lei
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A garland of flowers in Hawaii.
“Both brides and grooms in native Hawaiian tradition wear flower garlands as a physical manifestation of their love for one another, and to some, the twining of the stems is reflective of two families now becoming one. A more tourist-friendly version established in the past couple of decades involves winding the leis around the couple’s hands to bind them together.”
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noun
-
A garland of flowers in Hawaii.
“Both brides and grooms in native Hawaiian tradition wear flower garlands as a physical manifestation of their love for one another, and to some, the twining of the stems is reflective of two families now becoming one. A more tourist-friendly version established in the past couple of decades involves winding the leis around the couple’s hands to bind them together.”
- (form-of, plural)plural of leu
- (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Legal Entity Identifier, a unique global identifier for legal entities participating in financial transactions.
name
- A surname from Chinese.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian lei.
Words you can make from lei
3 playable · top: LIE (3 pts)
Best play lie 3 points2-letter words
2 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 1 front · 1 back
A single letter you can add to lei to make another valid word.
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