Lent

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The Christian period of forty weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, observed as a time of fasting, prayer, and penitence in preparation for Easter.

“She gave up sweet foods for Lent as an act of personal discipline.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/lɛnt/

Related Words

Synonyms

lententide

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in NT, also the past tense of LEND so it appears frequently in everyday English

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points, serves double duty as past tense of LEND and as a religious term valid in most dictionaries

Words Related to Lent

Words one letter different

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

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

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Longer words starting with Lent

Words that begin with “lent”.

lenth lento lenten lentic lentil lentos

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