Lame

4 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

An informal term for a person who is oblivious to or out of touch with what is happening around them.

“Do not be such a lame about it, everyone in the office knows what happened.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/leɪm/

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Synonyms

squarecripplefeeblecrippledhalthaltinggimpy game

Antonyms

savvyhip

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

LAME contains four very common letters L, A, M, E with two vowels, one of the strongest possible Wordle opening guesses

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Scrabble

All low-value common tiles, LAME hooks to BLAME and FLAME by prefixing a consonant, and extends to LAMED, LAMER, and LAMES

Words Related to Lame

Anagrams of Lame

Words that use exactly the same letters as “lame”.

alem alme amel male meal

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “lame” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

came dame fame game hame lace lake lamb lamp lane late lime name same

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “lame”.

almeh almes amble amelu amlet amole ample amsel amzel belam blame camel clame cleam demal elamp email flame fleam gleam hamel hemal kamel kemal

Longer words starting with Lame

Words that begin with “lame”.

lamed lamel lamer lames lamedh lamely lament lamest

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