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Is LESS a Scrabble Word?

Yes, LESS is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as an adverb and an adjective, most often meaning “used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs”.

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Is LESS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. LESS is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: SELS.

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Letters
4
Scrabble
4 pts
Words With Friends
5 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
100th percentile

LESS meaning and definition

LESS has 4 common senses and works as an adverb and an adjective. The most common meaning is listed first.

LESS as an adverb

  1. Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs.
  2. Comparative of little.

LESS as an adjective

  1. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree.
  2. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality.

LESS Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

LESS scores 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is L, worth 1 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
L12
E11
S11
S11
Total45

LESS on premium squares

On a double word square LESS scores 8 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 12. Putting L on a triple letter square instead adds 2 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of LESS

1 word uses exactly the same 4 letters as LESS. See all anagrams of LESS.

  • sels4

Unscramble LESS: 6 words from its letters

The letters L, E, S, S make 6 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

  • el2
  • es2
  • els3
  • ess3
  • les3
  • sel3

Words like LESS

One-letter changes to LESS, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in LESS

  • mess6
  • loss4
  • lens4
  • fess7
  • lass4
  • lees4
  • legs5
  • ness4
  • sess4
  • cess6
  • jess11
  • leas4
  • leis4
  • leks8
  • leps6
  • lest4
  • lets4
  • leys7

Add one letter to LESS

  • bless7
  • loess5
  • leses5
  • lests5

Remove one letter from LESS

  • ess3
  • les3

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LESS word facts

LESS is a 4-letter word with 3 distinct letters: 1 vowel (E) and 3 consonants, with S repeated. It starts with L and ends with S. By corpus frequency, LESS is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters L, E, S, S on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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LESS Scrabble word FAQ

Is LESS a Scrabble word?

Yes. LESS is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does LESS mean?

LESS is used as an adverb and an adjective. Its most common meaning is “used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs”.

How many points is LESS worth in Scrabble?

LESS is worth 4 points in Scrabble: L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1). On a double word square it scores 8, and on a triple word square 12.

How many points is LESS in Words With Friends?

LESS is worth 5 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of LESS?

LESS has 1 anagram: SELS. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in LESS?

You can make 6 shorter words from the letters in LESS, including EL, ES, ELS and ESS.

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