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LESS

4 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

LESS is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

adverb
  1. comparativediminutiveUsed for constructing syntactic diminutive comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.
    • Randal is less welcome than Rachel but as her spouse we should invite them both.
    • This gadget is less useful than I expected.
    • I'm not any less happy for being on my own.
  2. comparativediminutiveTo a smaller extent or degree.
    • The grammar book was less than (that is, not at all) helpful.
    • That this is a positive one makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.
determiner
  1. A smaller amount of; not as much.
    • No less than eight pints of beer.
    • I have less tea than coffee.
    • You have even less sense than an inanimate object.
  2. proscribedFewer; a smaller number of.
    • There are less people here now.
    • Now there are three less green bottles hanging on the wall.
    • The express checkout lane is for those with ten items or less.
preposition
  1. Minus; not including
    • It should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business.
verb
  1. archaicTo make less; to lessen.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of let's.
adjective
  1. archaicLesser; smaller.
noun
  1. uncountableA smaller amount or quantity.
    • Less is better.
    • I have less to do today than yesterday.
conjunction
  1. dialectalnonstandardunless