What does LITTLE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈlɪtəl/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
8
How common
Very common

Meaning

adjective

  1. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent“a little dining room”
  2. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some“little rain fell in May”
  3. (of children and animals) young, immature“what a big little boy you are”
  4. (informal) small and of little importance“a fiddling sum of money”
  5. (of a voice) faint“a little voice”
  6. low in stature; not tall“he was short and stocky”
  7. lowercase“little a”
  8. small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)“a nice little job”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

littles7littlest8

Anagrams of LITTLE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside LITTLE

22 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

title5 lilt4lite4tell4 tile4 till4 tilt4 ell3ill3 lei3let3 lie3 lit3 tel3tet3tie3 til3el2 et2it2li2 ti2

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Questions

Is LITTLE a valid word in word games?

LITTLE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is LITTLE worth?

LITTLE is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from LITTLE?

22 other words, including IT, LET, TELL and TITLE.