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Is LITOTES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, LITOTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does LITOTES mean?

  1. noun

    understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)

    “saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

7

Scrabble

8

Words With Friends

7

Letters

L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 7 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for LITOTES

LITOTES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Anagrams of LITOTES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from LITOTES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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