LOCH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LOCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCH?
| 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 LOCH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOCH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LOCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does LOCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A lake or narrow arm of the sea, in Scotland.
Loch covers both a lake and a sea inlet, which English otherwise needs two words for. It is Gaelic and unrelated to lich, despite the three letters they share.
How LOCH is used
Countable: a loch, two lochs.
- A loch can be fresh water or salt.
- The word loch is Gaelic and not English.
- Two lochs of the same name in different counties.
- English needs two words where loch does the work of one.
- A sea loch is tidal along its whole length.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOCH
8 longer words begin with LOCH.
Words ending in LOCH
7 words end in LOCH. Useful as a back hook: play LOCH onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOCH inside
Showing 24 of 52 words that contain LOCH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LOCH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCH
Common questions about LOCH
- Is LOCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCH worth?
- LOCH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCH mean?
- A lake or narrow arm of the sea, in Scotland.
- What letters can be added to LOCH?
- LOCH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LOCH:
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