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Yes. The word leet is a Scrabble US word. The word leet is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

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L1E1E1T1

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4-letter words (3 found)

LEET,TEEL,TELE,

3-letter words (6 found)

EEL,ELT,LEE,LET,TEE,TEL,

2-letter words (4 found)

EE,EL,ET,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 14 words from leet according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of leet

leet

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːt/
  • Rhymes: -iːt
  • Homophone: Leith (th-stopping)

Etymology 1

From Scots leet, leit, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French lite, litte, variant of liste (“list”); or from Old Norse leiti, hleyti (“a share, portion”) (compare Old English hlēt (“share, lot”)); or an aphaeretic shortening of French élite.

Noun

leet (plural leets)

  1. (Scotland) A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.
Derived terms
  • long leet
  • short leet

Etymology 2

From Old English lēt, past tense of lǣtan (“to let”).

Verb

leet

  1. (obsolete) simple past of let

Etymology 3

Originated 1400–50 from late Middle English lete (“meeting”), from Anglo-Norman lete and Medieval Latin leta (Anglo-Latin), possibly from Old English ġelǣte (“crossroads”).

Noun

leet (plural leets)

  1. (British, obsolete) A regular court, more specifically a court-leet, in which certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction.
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Jamieson mentions the alternative spellings lyth, lythe, laid, and laith, and connects it to a verb lythe (“to shelter”), as it "is frequently caught ... in deep holes among the rocks".

Noun

leet (plural leets)

  1. (UK) The European pollock.

Etymology 5

From Middle English lete, from Old English ġelǣt, ġelǣte, from Proto-Germanic *galētą, *lētą. More at leat.

Noun

leet (plural leets)

  1. (obsolete) A place where roads meet or cross; intersection
  2. Alternative form of leat (“watercourse”).

Etymology 6

An aphetic form of elite, respelled according to leetspeak conventions.

Alternative forms

  • 1337, eleet, el337, l33t, 31337, and 3l33t.

Noun

leet (uncountable)

  1. (Internet slang, dated) Abbreviation of leetspeak.

Adjective

leet (comparative leeter, superlative leetest)

  1. Of or relating to leetspeak.
  2. (slang) Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful.
  3. (slang) Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite.
  4. (slang) Awesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet.
    • 2006, Maximum PC (Autumn, page 26)
      Powered by leetness! You can have the leetest hardware imaginable in your gaming rig, but it won't matter if you run it with a cheap power supply.
Derived terms
Translations

See also

  • Yaminjeongeum
    • 야민정음 (yaminjeong'eum)
  • gyaru-moji
    • ギャル文字
  • Category:English leet

References

  • “leet”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • "leet" in the Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, MICRA, 1996, 1998.

Anagrams

  • Teel, Tele, teel, tele, tele-

Finnish

Noun

leet

  1. nominative plural of lee

Anagrams

  • tele, tele-

Luxembourgish

Verb

leet

  1. inflection of leeden:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular/plural imperative

Verb

leet

  1. inflection of leeën:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person plural imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch lēth, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþ.

Adjective

lêet

  1. loathsome, abhorrent
Inflection
Alternative forms
  • leit (Limburgish)
Descendants
  • Dutch: leed

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *lēth, from Proto-Germanic *laiþą.

Noun

lêet n

  1. damage, harm
  2. suffering, sadness
  3. sickness
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
  • leit (Limburgish)
Descendants
  • Dutch: leed
  • Limburgish: leidj

Further reading

  • “leet (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “leet (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “leet (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “leet (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

North Frisian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Frisian lēta, from Proto-West Germanic *lātan.

Verb

leet

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) to let
Conjugation
Alternative forms
  • lätje (Mooring)
  • let (Sylt)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *lataz.

Adjective

leet (comparative leeter, superlative leest)

  1. (Sylt) late
Inflection
Alternative forms
  • leed (Föhr-Amrum)
  • lääs (Mooring)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

leet

  1. simple past and past participle of lee

Alternative forms

  • lea

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

leet n

  1. definite singular of le

Anagrams

  • elte, etle, lete, tele

Plautdietsch

Adjective

leet

  1. sorry, regretful, rueful

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian let, from Proto-West Germanic *lat. More at late.

Adjective

leet

  1. late

Related terms

  • lääst
  • leeter

Scots

Etymology

Compare Old English hlēt (“share, lot”).

Noun

leet (plural leets)

  1. a list

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English lete, from Old English ġelēte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːt/

Noun

leet

  1. leading road
  2. A man-made canal between sea and lake.

Related terms

  • boagher

References


Source: wiktionary.org