KLOOF is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KLOOF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KLOOF?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KLOOF is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KLOOF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kloofsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KLOOF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KLOOF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 336,105.
What does KLOOF mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
A steep, narrow ravine or gorge, especially in the mountains of southern Africa.
A kloof is cut by a stream or river over a long period, leaving steep, often wooded sides between two higher stretches of ground. The word kloof comes from Afrikaans and Dutch, where it originally meant a cleft or split in the land, and it entered South African English through everyday use in farming and hiking. Many kloofs in the Western Cape are popular walking routes because they stay cool and shaded even in hot weather. Local place names often include the word kloof, showing how firmly it settled into regional geography.
How KLOOF is used
Chiefly South African English, used in everyday speech and in hiking and geographic contexts.
- The path followed the kloof down to a pool at the bottom.
- Hikers stopped to rest in the shade of the kloof.
- A narrow stream ran through the bottom of the kloof.
- The farm took its name from the deep kloof behind the house.
- They spent the afternoon swimming in a rock pool in the kloof.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KLOOF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KLOOF
1 longer words begin with KLOOF.
Shorter words from the letters in KLOOF
Common questions about KLOOF
- Is KLOOF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KLOOF, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KLOOF worth?
- KLOOF is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KLOOF mean?
- A steep, narrow ravine or gorge, especially in the mountains of southern Africa.
- What letters can be added to KLOOF?
- KLOOF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KLOOF:
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