LET is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. LET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LET?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LET is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LET
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LET scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 561.
What stands out about LET
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LET mean in Scrabble?
verb
To allow something to happen.
Let is one of very few English verbs unchanged in the past, and it carries a second meaning that survives only in tennis and in law: a let is an obstruction. The phrase without let or hindrance keeps that older sense alive.
How LET is used
The past tense is also let. Letting.
- They let it happen and then wrote a report about it.
- A let in tennis is an obstruction and not a fault.
- The verb let does not change in the past.
- Without let or hindrance keeps the older meaning.
- Letting the flat took four months.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LET
The 3 tiles of LET in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LET
Showing 24 of 77 words that begin with LET.
Words ending in LET
Showing 24 of 268 words that end in LET. Useful as a back hook: play LET onto a word already on the board.
Words with LET inside
Showing 24 of 952 words that contain LET somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LET are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LET
Common questions about LET
- Is LET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LET, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LET worth?
- LET is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LET mean?
- To allow something to happen.
- What letters can be added to LET?
- LET takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LET:
Open LET in the Word Finder