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allot

/əˈlɒt/•verb

Allot commonly means to administer or bestow, as in small portions, give out, or allow to have.

3 meanings5 lettersScrabble 5

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

LOT

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “ALLOT” Mean?

/əˈlɒt/

allot has 3 documented senses across verb.

Verb

3 senses

give out

“We were assigned new uniforms”

Synonyms

assign portion

allow to have

“grant a privilege”

Synonyms

accord grant

administer or bestow, as in small portions

“administer critical remarks to everyone present”

“dole out some money”

“shell out pocket money for the children”

“deal a blow to someone”

Synonyms

distribute administer deal lot dispense

Word Forms

allotted allotting

Synonyms for ALLOT

assign portion accord grant distribute administer deal lot dispense

Scrabble Score

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Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word allot with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

give out

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

A, L, L, O, T

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for allot.

ALLOT is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 5.

It starts with A and ends with T.

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 40%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABBCD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using allot in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★☆☆☆

ALLOT has a Scrabble score of 5. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

ALLOT is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

ALLOT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ALLOT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside allot.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABBCD

CV Pattern

VCCVC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

AL, LL, LO, OT

Trigrams

ALL, LLO, LOT

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for allot.

ALLOT is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with A and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.