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Is least a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word least is a Scrabble US word. The word least is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is least a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word least is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

L1E1A1S1T1

Is least a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word least is a Words With Friends word. The word least is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (12 found)

LEAST,LEATS,SALET,SETAL,SLATE,STALE,STEAL,STELA,TAELS,TALES,TEALS,TESLA,

4-letter words (31 found)

ALES,ALTS,ATES,EAST,EATS,ELTS,ETAS,LASE,LAST,LATE,LATS,LEAS,LEAT,LEST,LETS,SALE,SALT,SATE,SEAL,SEAT,SETA,SLAE,SLAT,TAEL,TAES,TALE,TASE,TEAL,TEAS,TELA,TELS,

3-letter words (27 found)

ALE,ALS,ALT,ATE,ATS,EAS,EAT,ELS,ELT,EST,ETA,LAS,LAT,LEA,LES,LET,SAE,SAL,SAT,SEA,SEL,SET,TAE,TAS,TEA,TEL,TES,

2-letter words (12 found)

AE,AL,AS,AT,EA,EL,ES,ET,LA,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 83 words from least according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of least

least elast laest alest ealst aelst lesat elsat lseat sleat eslat selat laset alset lsaet slaet aslet salet easlt aeslt esalt sealt aselt saelt leats elats laets alets ealts aelts letas eltas lteas tleas etlas telas lates altes ltaes tlaes atles tales eatls aetls etals teals atels taels lesta elsta lseta sleta eslta selta letsa eltsa ltesa tlesa etlsa telsa lstea sltea ltsea tlsea stlea tslea estla setla etsla tesla stela tsela laste alste lsate slate aslte salte latse altse ltase tlase atlse talse lstae sltae ltsae tlsae stlae tslae astle satle atsle tasle stale tsale eastl aestl esatl seatl asetl saetl eatsl aetsl etasl teasl atesl taesl estal setal etsal tesal steal tseal astel satel atsel tasel stael tsael

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word least. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in least.

Definitions and meaning of least

least

Etymology 1

From Middle English leste, lest, last, from Old English lǣst, a contraction of læsast, læsest, lærest (“least”), from Proto-Germanic *laisistaz (“smallest; least”), related to Old English læs (“less”). Cognate with Old Frisian leist, Old Saxon lēs. More at less.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /liːst/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /list/
  • Rhymes: -iːst
  • Homophone: leased

Determiner

least (comparative less)

  1. The most little; the smallest amount or quantity of something.
Usage notes

Some grammarians recommend to use least only with uncountable nouns, as in the examples above with the smallest amount of sense:

To such grammarians least is the superlative of a little, not that of little, so it does not mean smallest, but the smallest amount of. With plural nouns, they recommend fewest. However, other authorities disagree; the OED lists least as a synonym of fewest without any usage notes discussing this meaning.

Translations

Adverb

least (negative superlative)

  1. Used for forming superlatives of adjectives, especially those that do not form the superlative by adding -est.
    It was the least surprising thing.
  2. In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others.
    to reward those who least deserve it
    I never hid the truth, least of all from you.
    I don't much like housework, and I like cooking least.
Antonyms
  • most
Translations

Noun

least (plural leasts)

  1. (philosophy) Something of the smallest possible extent; an indivisible unit.

Adjective

least

  1. (archaic, outside of fixed terms) superlative degree of little; smallest

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Contraction of at least.

Alternative forms

  • 'least

Prepositional phrase

least

  1. (informal, nonstandard) At least.

References

  • “least”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

  • Astle, ETLAs, Slate, Teals, Tesla, astel, laste, lates, leats, salet, setal, slate, stale, steal, stela, taels, tales, teals, telas, tesla

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • leas (non-standard since 2012)

Verb

least

  1. passive infinitive of le
  2. passive infinitive of lea

Anagrams

  • elast, laset, laste, lesta, letas, létas, salet, salte, selta, stela, tasle, telas, tesla

Source: wiktionary.org