le
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 2
- Words With Friends
- 3
- Letters
- 2
See all 5 pronunciations Show less
Definition of le
6 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included
article
-
(humorous, informal)the
“Le mew. Le purr.”
“Waiter: 'Bonjour! I am le waiter on this ship! [...] Ah! Le strong silent type!'”
“[…]upon arrival, le girlfriend realizes she has left her ID back at my house (a 1 1/2 hour roundtrip on the Metro), […]”
“And then le boyfriend perks up and names around 8 different brands (Stila, MAC, Becca, Nars etc..) - I was *SO* proud of him!! :)”
“That was always OUR song (me and le girlfriend of the time).”
See all 6 definitions Show less
article
-
(humorous, informal)the
“Le mew. Le purr.”
“Waiter: 'Bonjour! I am le waiter on this ship! [...] Ah! Le strong silent type!'”
“[…]upon arrival, le girlfriend realizes she has left her ID back at my house (a 1 1/2 hour roundtrip on the Metro), […]”
“And then le boyfriend perks up and names around 8 different brands (Stila, MAC, Becca, Nars etc..) - I was *SO* proud of him!! :)”
“That was always OUR song (me and le girlfriend of the time).”
prep
-
(obsolete)Next to, near (still used in some place names).
“Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham near an old Roman road.”
“Dalton-le-Dale, Hetton-le-Hole, Witton-le-Wear”
noun
-
(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of law enforcement.
“LE seized the package.”
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of limited edition.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of luxury edition.
name
- A surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French le (“the”). Popularized especially by the expression le sigh.
Hooks
13 extensions · 2 front · 11 back
A single letter you can add to le to make another valid word.
Find your best play with le
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes le, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.