LOTE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. LOTE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LOTE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOTE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOTE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOTE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,702.
What does LOTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A Mediterranean tree with hard wood and small cherry-like fruit, known in English as the nettle tree.
The lote grows across southern Europe and belongs to the elm family. Its fruit was traditionally eaten and its tough timber used for tool handles. Older writers sometimes used lote as another word for the lotus plant of legend.
How LOTE is used
Rare outside botanical or historical writing about Mediterranean trees.
- The lote grew thick along the dry riverbank.
- Farmers prized the lote for its dense, workable wood.
- Small dark fruit hung from the branches of the lote.
- Travellers rested in the shade of an ancient lote.
- The botanist labelled the specimen simply as lote.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOTE
The 4 tiles of LOTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LOTE
1 longer words begin with LOTE.
Words ending in LOTE
9 words end in LOTE. Useful as a back hook: play LOTE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOTE inside
Showing 24 of 27 words that contain LOTE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LOTE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOTE
Common questions about LOTE
- Is LOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LOTE is not in it.
- How many points is LOTE worth?
- LOTE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOTE mean?
- A Mediterranean tree with hard wood and small cherry-like fruit, known in English as the nettle tree.
- What letters can be added to LOTE?
- LOTE takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LOTE:
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