LOATHFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LOATHFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOATHFUL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOATHFUL is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOATHFUL
No single letter turns LOATHFUL into another word.
How LOATHFUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LOATHFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOATHFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LOATHFUL
- LOATHFUL begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LOATHFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Full of loathing, or causing loathing; hateful.
Older English used loathful in two directions, for the one who feels disgust and for the thing that provokes it. Today it survives only in rare literary or archaic writing.
How LOATHFUL is used
Archaic; loathsome is the modern word.
- He cast a loathful glance at the traitor.
- The poem describes a loathful swamp of mud and weeds.
- A loathful silence settled over the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOATHFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOATHFUL
2 longer words begin with LOATHFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in LOATHFUL
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Common questions about LOATHFUL
- Is LOATHFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOATHFUL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOATHFUL worth?
- LOATHFUL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOATHFUL mean?
- Full of loathing, or causing loathing; hateful.
- What letters can be added to LOATHFUL?
- No single letter can be added to LOATHFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LOATHFUL:
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