LOAMY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LOAMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOAMY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOAMY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOAMY
No single letter turns LOAMY into another word.
How LOAMY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LOAMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does LOAMY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Consisting of or resembling loam, a fertile soil made of a balanced mixture of sand, silt, and clay.
Loamy soil holds water and nutrients well while still draining freely and letting air reach plant roots, a balance that makes it the standard gardeners and farmers aim for when they describe good growing ground. Sandy soil drains too fast and clay soil drains too slowly, so loamy sits between the two, dark, crumbly, and easy to work with a spade or trowel. Gardening guides routinely recommend adding compost to sandy or clay-heavy ground specifically to make it more loamy over time.
How LOAMY is used
Common in gardening and agricultural writing to describe soil considered ideal for growing most plants.
- Vegetables thrive best in loamy garden soil.
- The farmer tested a handful of loamy earth between his fingers.
- Years of adding compost turned the clay patch loamy and dark.
- A loamy riverbank supported an unusually thick stand of willows.
- The nursery recommended a loamy potting mix for the young saplings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOAMY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LOAMY
Common questions about LOAMY
- Is LOAMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOAMY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOAMY worth?
- LOAMY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOAMY mean?
- Consisting of or resembling loam, a fertile soil made of a balanced mixture of sand, silt, and clay.
- What letters can be added to LOAMY?
- No single letter can be added to LOAMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LOAMY:
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