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Yes. The word let is a Scrabble US word. The word let is worth 3 points in Scrabble:

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3-letter words (3 found)

ELT,LET,TEL,

2-letter words (3 found)

EL,ET,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 7 words from let according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of let

let elt lte tle etl tel

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Definitions and meaning of let

let

Alternative forms

  • lett (archaic)
  • lettest (2nd person singular simple present and simple past; archaic)
  • letteth (3rd person singular simple present; archaic)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt
  • Homophone: Lett

Etymology 1

From Middle English leten, læten, from Old English lǣtan (“to allow, let go, bequeath, leave, rent”), from Proto-West Germanic *lātan, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną (“to leave behind, allow”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to let, leave behind”).

Verb

let (third-person singular simple present lets, present participle letting, simple past let or (obsolete) leet, past participle let or (obsolete) letten)

  1. (transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
  2. (transitive) To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave (someone or something) alone.
  3. (transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).
  4. (transitive) To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
  5. (transitive) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
  6. (auxiliary, transitive) Used to introduce a first or third person imperative verb construction.
  7. (transitive, obsolete except with know) To cause (+ bare infinitive).
Usage notes
  • The use of “let” to introduce an imperative may sometimes be confused with its use, as its own imperative, in the sense of “to allow”. For example, the sentence “Let me go to the store.” could either be a second-person imperative of “let” (addressing someone who might prevent the speaker from going to the store) or a first-person singular imperative of “go” (not implying any such preventer).
Synonyms
  • (to allow): allow, permit
Derived terms
Translations

Noun

let (plural lets)

  1. The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent.

Etymology 2

From Middle English letten (“to hinder, delay”), from Old English lettan (“to hinder, delay”; literally, “to make late”), from Proto-West Germanic *lattjan, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną. Akin to Old English latian (“to delay”), Dutch letten, Old English læt (“late”). More at late, delay.

Verb

let (third-person singular simple present lets, present participle letting, simple past letted, past participle let)

  1. (archaic) To hinder, prevent, impede, hamper, cumber; to obstruct (someone or something).
  2. (obsolete) To prevent someone from doing something; also to prevent something from happening.
  3. (obsolete) To tarry or delay.

Noun

let (plural lets)

  1. An obstacle or hindrance.
  2. (tennis) The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally.
Derived terms
  • without let or hindrance
Translations
References
  • The Dictionary of the Scots Language

Anagrams

  • ELT, ETL, LTE, TEL, TLE, Tel., elt, tel

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛt]
  • Homophone: led

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *letъ.

Noun

let m inan

  1. flight (the act of flying)
Declension
Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

let n

  1. genitive plural of léto

Further reading

  • let in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • let in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • let in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, cognate with Swedish lätt, English light and German leicht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛd̥]

Adjective

let (plural and definite singular attributive lette)

  1. light (not heavy)
  2. easy
  3. slight
  4. mild
Inflection
Synonyms
  • (easy): nem, enkel
References
  • “let,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Adverb

let

  1. lightly
  2. easily
  3. slightly
  4. mildly

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of letmælk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛd̥]

Noun

let c (singular definite letten, plural indefinite let)

  1. low-fat milk
Declension
References
  • “let,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛd̥]

Verb

let

  1. imperative of lette

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈleˀd̥]

Verb

let

  1. past participle of le

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Verb

let

  1. inflection of letten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

  • tel

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English let.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛt/

Interjection

let

  1. (tennis) indicates a let on service

Further reading

  • “let”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin lēctus, perfect passive participle of legō.

Verb

let

  1. past participle of lei (“read”)

Gothic

Romanization

lēt

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐍄

Irish

Alternative forms

  • led

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʲɛt̪ˠ/

Contraction

let (triggers lenition)

  1. (Munster) Contraction of le do (“with your sg”).
    let thoil ― please

Related terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse litr (“colour”), related to líta (“to see”).

Noun

let m (definite singular leten, indefinite plural leter, definite plural letene)

  1. colour
Synonyms
  • farge
Derived terms
  • hamlet

Etymology 2

Verb

let

  1. imperative of lete

References

  • “let” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse litr (“colour”), from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz. Related to Old Norse líta (“to see”).

Alternative forms

  • (non-standard since 2012) lett

Noun

let m (definite singular leten, indefinite plural leter or letar, definite plural letene or letane)

  1. colour
    Synonym: farge
Derived terms
  • hamlet

Etymology 2

Verb

let

  1. present tense of la
  2. present of lata
  3. past tense of la
  4. past of lata

Etymology 3

Verb

let

  1. imperative of leta

Further reading

  • “let” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • elt, etl, lèt, lét, tel

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *letъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lêːt/

Noun

lȇt m (Cyrillic spelling ле̑т)

  1. flight

Declension

Related terms

  • lèteti

References

  • “let” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *letъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛ́t/

Noun

lȅt m inan

  1. flight

Inflection

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English leather.

Noun

let

  1. leather
  2. strap (of leather)
  3. belt

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