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lessen

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Is lessen a Scrabble word?

Yes, lessen is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 6 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of lessen?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.Examples: "a. 1686, Benjamin Calamy, a sermon Charity […] shall lessen his punishment."; "December 6, 1709, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd before the sons of the clergy at their anniversary-meeting in the Church of St. Paul St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it."; "The thin glass that makes mirror tiles light in weight also tends to lessen their reflective quality."transitive

2. (intransitive) To become less.intransitive

conj (English)

1. (nonstandard, dialect) unless.Examples: "Ober closed his encomium with the serious statement that “Lessen he could marry Miss Jennie he would be a bachelor the balance of his life," to which the drayman replied that " If Oi were Miss Janie Oi'd black yer oi the minute ye thought of such a thing. The oidee.""; "She was fine-looking; he couldn't find a fault with her 'lessen he made it up."; "No more work outta them lessen they paid now."dialectalnonstandard

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "lessen"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "lessen"?

Scrabble
6 points
L1
E1
S1
S1
E1
N1
Words With Friends
8 points
L2
E1
S1
S1
E1
N2

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