lot: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 3 letter points · starts with L · ends with T
Meaning of lot
noun
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
Example: win the whole lot (of money); i.e. jackpot
A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole.
Example: a lot of stationery
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
- informal
A number of people taken collectively.
Example: a sorry lot
Listed forms: lots.
Source: Wiktionary — lot.
verb
- dated, transitive
To allot; to sort; to apportion.
- US, dated, informal
To count or reckon (on or upon).
Listed forms: lots, lotting, lotted.
Source: Wiktionary — lot.
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 lot.
noun
(often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
noun
an unofficial association of people or groups
noun
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
noun
anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is lot in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of lot
L(1) + O(1) + T(1) = 3 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 lot
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 lot
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in lot. Showing up to 24, longest first.