little: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 6 letter points · starts with L · ends with E
Meaning of little
adj
Small, not large, limited, particularly
Small, not large, limited Small, limited in size.
Example: This is a little table.
Small, not large, limited Short, limited in extent.
Example: It’s only a little ways now.
Small, not large, limited Brief, limited in duration.
Example: I always feel better after a little sleep.
Listed forms: littler, lesser, littlest, least, lil, leetle, lickle, liddle.
Source: Wiktionary — little.
adv
Not much.
Example: This is a little-known fact: the new model is little faster than the old one.
Not at all.
Example: Little did he know that the burglar was creeping upstairs at that very moment.
Listed forms: less, lesser, least, lil, leetle, lickle, liddle, litle.
Source: Wiktionary — little.
det
Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
Example: There is (very) little water left.
Listed forms: less, least, lil, leetle, lickle, liddle, litle, lytel.
Source: Wiktionary — little.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for little.
adjective
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
adjective
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some
adjective
(of children and animals) young, immature
adjective
(informal) small and of little importance
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is little in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of little
L(1) + I(1) + T(1) + T(1) + L(1) + E(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of little
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from little
23 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in little. Showing up to 24, longest first.