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Is lite a Scrabble word?

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

L1I1T1E1

Is lite a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lite is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

L1I1T1E1

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L2I1T1E1

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Valid words made from Lite

You can make 17 words from 'lite' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.


4 letters words from 'lite'

LITE 4TEIL 4
TILE 4 

3 letters words from 'lite'

ELT 3LEI 3
LET 3LIE 3
LIT 3TEL 3
TIE 3TIL 3

2 letters words from 'lite'

EL 2ET 2
IT 2LI 2
TE 2TI 2

All 4 letters words made out of lite

lite ilte ltie tlie itle tile liet ilet leit elit ielt eilt ltei tlei leti elti teli etli itel tiel ietl eitl teil etil

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

Definitions and meaning of lite

lite

Pronunciation

  • enPR: līt, IPA(key): /laɪt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪt
  • Homophone: light

Etymology 1

Variation of light (in the sense of lacking weight, substance, etc.)

Adjective

lite (not comparable)

  1. Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.
    His lite dinner consisted of crackers, some broccoli and a salad with lite ranch dressing.
  2. Lightweight
  3. Informal spelling of light.
    My favorite color is lite blue!
  4. (usually used postpositively) Lacking substance or seriousness; watered down.
Derived terms
Translations

Noun

lite (plural lites)

  1. Archaic form of light. (window or aperture in a building)

Etymology 2

From Middle English lit, lut (“little”), from Old English lȳt.

Noun

lite (uncountable)

  1. (Britain, dialect) A little, bit.

Adjective

lite (comparative liter, superlative litest)

  1. (Britain, dialect) few; little

Etymology 3

From Middle English liten, from Old Norse hlíta (“to rely on, trust, abide by”). Cognate with Icelandic hlíta (“to comply”), Swedish lita (“to trust, rely on, depend on, confide in”), Danish lide (“to trust”).

Verb

lite (third-person singular simple present lites, present participle liting, simple past and past participle lited)

  1. (Britain, dialect) To expect; wait.
  2. (Britain, dialect) To rely.

Noun

lite (plural lites)

  1. (Britain, dialect) The act of waiting; a wait.

Anagrams

  • IELT, Tiel, teil, tiel, tile

Dutch

Noun

lite m (plural liten, diminutive litetje n)

  1. (historical) The (rare) singular of liten

Synonyms

  • laat m (cognate)
  • lijfeigene m

Anagrams

  • liet

French

Verb

lite

  1. first-person singular present indicative of liter
  2. third-person singular present indicative of liter
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of liter
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of liter
  5. second-person singular imperative of liter

Anagrams

  • élit

Irish

Alternative forms

  • lighte (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɪtʲə/

Participle

lite

  1. past participle of ligh

Italian

Etymology

From Latin līs, lītem.

Noun

lite f (plural liti)

  1. A quarrel, row, altercation, fight
    Synonyms: alterco, contesa, disputa, litigio, litigata, rissa
  2. (law) A suit, lawsuit
    Synonyms: contesa, disputa

Related terms

  • litigare
  • litighio
  • litigio

Anagrams

  • teli

Ladin

Verb

lite

  1. first-person singular present indicative of liter
  2. first-person singular present subjunctive of liter
  3. third-person singular present subjunctive of liter
  4. third-person plural present subjunctive of liter

Latin

Noun

līte

  1. ablative singular of līs

Middle English

Noun

lite (plural lites)

  1. Alternative form of light

References

  • “light (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • (of adjective) smått

Adjective

lite

  1. neuter singular of liten

Adverb

lite

  1. little
    lite kjent - little known

References

  • “liten” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²liːtə/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

lite n

  1. neuter singular of liten

Adverb

lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)

  1. little
    Me veit lite om djuphava.
    We know little about the deep oceans.

Verb

lite (present tense lit, past tense leit, past participle lite, passive infinitive litast, present participle litande, imperative lit)

  1. Alternative form of lita

References

  • “lite” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʲi.tɛ/

Adjective

lite

  1. inflection of lity:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
    2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

lite f (genitive singular lite or lit)

  1. (north-west of Scotland) porridge
  2. (historical) pottage
  3. (historical) posset

Synonyms

  • brochan

Derived terms

  • ionnsaich do sheanmhair lit' a dhèanamh

Spanish

Verb

lite

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of litar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of litar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of litar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of litar.

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • litet (archaic)

Pronunciation

Adjective

lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)

  1. little, some; a small amount
    Det finns lite vatten i flaskan.
    There is a little water in the bottle.
    Jag har lite pengar kvar.
    I've got a little money left.
    Jag skrev lite på hemuppgiften.
    I wrote a little on the homework.

Usage notes

To be used with uncountable nouns.

Related terms

  • liten

Adverb

lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)

  1. a little, to a small extent; somewhat
    Jag har lite för lite pengar kvar.
    I've got slightly too little money left.

Source: wiktionary.org