Definition of lone

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• lone is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 4
• lone is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 4
• lone is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of lone

• lacking companions or companionship (adjective)

  Examples

  1. he was alone when we met him
  2. she is alone much of the time
  3. the lone skier on the mountain
  4. a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel
  5. a lonely soul

  Synonyms

  1. alone
  2. lonely
  3. solitary
• characterized by or preferring solitude (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a lone wolf
  2. a lonely existence

  Synonyms

  1. lonely
  2. solitary
• being the only one; single and isolated from others (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the lone doctor in the entire county
  2. a lonesome pine

  Synonyms

  1. lonesome
  2. only
  3. sole
  4. solitary

See definition of lone in Merriam Webster