LIT is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. LIT 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 LIT?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIT is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 10 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What does LIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To light — the past form.
Lit and lighted are both correct, and use has quietly divided them: lit is the ordinary past, while lighted survives in front of a noun, as in a lighted match. Neither is a mistake, and nobody was ever taught the rule.
How LIT is used
Past tense of light. Lighted is also correct.
- She lit the fire and it went out twice.
- The word lit is the ordinary past of light.
- A lit window at three in the morning.
- They lit the whole street for one evening.
- Lighted survives before a noun and lit everywhere else.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIT
The 3 tiles of LIT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LIT
Showing 24 of 308 words that begin with LIT.
Words ending in LIT
Showing 24 of 86 words that end in LIT. Useful as a back hook: play LIT onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIT inside
Showing 24 of 3536 words that contain LIT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LIT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIT
Common questions about LIT
- Is LIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIT, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIT worth?
- LIT is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIT mean?
- To light — the past form.
- What letters can be added to LIT?
- LIT takes 10 hooks: 6 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LIT:
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