LESS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LESS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LESS
Front hooks — 1
blessBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LESS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does LESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Smaller in amount, degree, or extent; not as much.
Less compares two quantities and marks the smaller one, as when someone has less time, less money or less patience than before. It works as the opposite of more, and it can also act as a preposition meaning minus, as in a price less the discount.
How LESS is used
Very common in ordinary comparisons of amount, degree and extent.
- I have less time today than I had yesterday.
- The recipe needs less sugar than the old version.
- She earns less than her brother in the same job.
- There was less traffic on the road this morning.
- The bill came to two hundred less the deposit already paid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LESS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LESS
The 4 tiles of LESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LESS
18 longer words begin with LESS.
Words ending in LESS
Showing 24 of 1188 words that end in LESS. Useful as a back hook: play LESS onto a word already on the board.
Words with LESS inside
Showing 24 of 596 words that contain LESS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LESS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LESS
Common questions about LESS
- Is LESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LESS, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LESS worth?
- LESS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LESS mean?
- Smaller in amount, degree, or extent; not as much.
- What letters can be added to LESS?
- LESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LESS:
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