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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. LOSE is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (4 letters, 4 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: verb
fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
suffer, miss, turn a loss
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
LOSE scores 4 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: E×1, L×1, O×1, S×1
LOSE is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with L, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "LOSE — fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"" (4 Scrabble points).
LOSE is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is LOSE a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
LOSE (verb): be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"; "The painting loses something in this light". Additional senses: withdraw, as from reality; "he lost himslef in his music"; fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"; suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her".
In standard Scrabble scoring, LOSE totals 4 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. LOSE relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
LOSE is 4 letters long, begins with L, ends with E, and sorts to the alphagram ELOS. There are 4 anagrams in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 2 consonants.
Among 21 tracked 4-letter entries, LOSE ranks by raw score (4 points). Anagram alternatives include LEOS, OLES, SLOE, SOLE — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include ZIZZ, JAZZ, FIZZ, FUZZ; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, LOSE carries 2 vowels and 2 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on L or E are common study angles; browse words starting with L and words ending with E to rehearse parallel sets.
LOSE is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with L, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 4-letter entries like LOSE frequently cross shorter words; knowing that LOSE contains E, L, O, S helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as l??e to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside LOSE include LO, OS, SE — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: L, O, S, E. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble lose directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 4 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat LOSE as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "LOSE — fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"" (4 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.