Lien
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A legal right to hold or claim another person's property as security until a debt owed by them is settled.
“The bank placed a lien on the property until the full mortgage balance was repaid.”
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li·en
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Wordle
Legal term with a vowel-heavy pattern: L-I-E-N has three of four letters as vowels or semi-vowels.
Scrabble
Worth 4 points (L1+I1+E1+N1). All low-value tiles, but valid and extends easily to LIENS.
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