lose

VERB /luz/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH L

lose is a valid 4-letter word worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1O1S1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =4 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 8TRIPLE WORD → 12
MEANING

What does lose mean?

VERB · 9 SENSES
1

Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind.

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
2

Be set at a disadvantage.

“The painting loses something in this light”

SYNONYMS
3

Fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit.

SYNONYMS
4

Fail to get or obtain.

ANTONYMS
5

Fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense.

ANTONYMS
7

Miss from one's possessions; lose sight of.

ANTONYMS
NARROWER
RELATED
8

Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal.

BROADER
9

Withdraw, as from reality.

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of lose

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