Definition of lone

"lone" in the adjective sense

1. alone, lone, lonely, solitary

lacking companions or companionship

"he was alone when we met him"

"she is alone much of the time"

"the lone skier on the mountain"

"a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"

"a lonely soul"

"a solitary traveler"

2. lone, lonely, solitary

characterized by or preferring solitude

"a lone wolf"

"a lonely existence"

"a man of a solitary disposition"

"a solitary walk"

3. lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary

being the only one single and isolated from others

"the lone doctor in the entire county"

"a lonesome pine"

"an only child"

"the sole heir"

"the sole example"

"a solitary instance of cowardice"

"a solitary speck in the sky"

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Quotations for lone

The lone couch of his everlasting sleep. [ Shelley ]

On a lone winter evening, when the frost
Has wrought a silence. [ Keats ]

It rose, that chanted mournful strain,
Like some lone spirit's over the plain;
'Twas musical, but sadly sweet,
Such as when winds and harp-strings meet,
And take a long unmeasured tone,
To mortal minstrelsy unknown. [ Byron ]

Through the lone groves would pace in solemn mood.
Wooing the pensive charms of solitude. [ Pye ]

Rose of the desert! thus should woman be Shining uncourted, lone and safe, like thee. [ Moore ]

lone in Scrabble®

The word lone is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 4

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters lone:

NOEL
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ENOL
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NOEL
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LONE
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LONE
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ENOL
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word lone

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The 133 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In lone

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lone in Words With Friends™

The word lone is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters lone:

ENOL
(30)
NOEL
(30)
NOEL
(30)
LONE
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The 144 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In lone

ENOL
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NOEL
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LONE
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Word Growth involving lone

Shorter words in lone

on one

Longer words containing lone

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alone baloney

alone methaqualone methaqualones

alone standalone standalones

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