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Lesses

l 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

adjective · adverb · 6 letters · Rare · form of less

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does lesses mean?

adjective

  1. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree

    “of less importance”

  2. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality

    “no less than perfect”

  3. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer

    “less than three weeks”

adverb

  1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

    “less interesting”

    Synonymsto a lesser extent

  2. comparative of little

    “she walks less than she should”

Definitions shown for less, the base form of lesses.

Is LESSES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is LESSES worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
l 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
l 2e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

6 pts
l 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
l 2e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in LESSES

Hooks for LESSES

Add one letter to the front or back of LESSES to make another word.

Front hooks

blesses

Back hooks

None

Words that end like LESSES

Common words that share the ending -ESSES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

pressesmessesdressesstressesaddressesexpressesprocessesaccessesassessesobsessesdepressesimpressesoppressespossesseswitnessesbusinessescompressesdistressesprogressessuppressesweaknessescaressesexcessesfinesses
All words ending in -ESSES

Lesses: quick answers

Is LESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. LESSES is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is LESSES worth?
LESSES scores 6 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does lesses mean?
lesses is related to less, which means “(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in LESSES?
You can make 27 shorter words from LESSES, such as ESSES, LESES, SEELS, SELES. See the full list.