Definition of Letter

Noun

• an award earned by participation in a school sport
  "he won letters in three sports"
  - varsity letter
• a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
  "he followed instructions to the letter"
  "he obeyed the letter of the law"
  
• owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
  
• the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
  "his grandmother taught him his letters"
  - letter of the alphabet - alphabetic character
• a written message addressed to a person or organization
  "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
  missive

Verb

• mark letters on or mark with letters
  
• set down or print with letters
  
• win an athletic letter
  

• Scrabble® score of the letter (6)
• Word Chums® score of the letter (7)
• Words With Friends® score of the letter (7)