lessen
Lessen commonly means to decrease in size, extent, or range, make become smaller, or wear off or die down.
Length
6
Scrabble
6
WWF
8
Starts
LE
Ends
SEN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “LESSEN” Mean?
/ˈlɛsən/
lessen has 3 documented senses across verb.
Verb
3 sensesScrabble Score
6
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
decrease in size, extent, or range
Length
6 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
N
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
L, E, S, S, E, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆LESSEN has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LESSEN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆LESSEN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆LESSEN contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
L
Letter Pattern
ABCCBD
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
LE, ES, SS, SE, EN
Trigrams
LES, ESS, SSE, SEN
Crossword Intelligence
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