LOANWORD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LOANWORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOANWORD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOANWORD is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOANWORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
loanwordsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOANWORD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LOANWORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOANWORD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOANWORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A word taken into one language from another, usually with little change.
English is full of each loanword it has borrowed, from kindergarten to sushi. Linguists track them to see how cultures meet and trade.
How LOANWORD is used
Loanword is a linguistics term, also common in language lessons.
- Kindergarten is a German loanword in English.
- Each loanword gradually adjusts to the new language.
- The dictionary marks every loanword with its origin.
- Teachers explained why so much food vocabulary is a loanword.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOANWORD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOANWORD
1 longer words begin with LOANWORD.
Shorter words from the letters in LOANWORD
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Common questions about LOANWORD
- Is LOANWORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOANWORD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOANWORD worth?
- LOANWORD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOANWORD mean?
- A word taken into one language from another, usually with little change.
- What letters can be added to LOANWORD?
- LOANWORD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LOANWORD:
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