LOID is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOID?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOID is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOID
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOID scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about LOID
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LOID mean in Scrabble?
verb
slangBritish
To open a spring-locked door by sliding a thin strip of celluloid or plastic between the door and the frame to force the latch back.
To loid a door is a technique associated with break-ins or forgotten keys. It works by sliding a flexible strip against the bolt of a spring lock rather than turning a proper key.
How LOID is used
Informal and mainly British; often used of burglars or of people locked out of their own homes.
- The locksmith showed how easily a spring lock could be loided.
- He loided the back door after losing his key.
- Police warned that older locks can still be loided with a plastic card.
- She learned to loid a latch from an old film about burglars.
- Loiding only works on the simplest spring locks, not deadbolts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOID
The 4 tiles of LOID in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with LOID
3 longer words begin with LOID.
Words ending in LOID
Showing 24 of 95 words that end in LOID. Useful as a back hook: play LOID onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOID inside
Showing 24 of 151 words that contain LOID somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LOID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOID
Common questions about LOID
- Is LOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOID, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOID worth?
- LOID is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOID mean?
- To open a spring-locked door by sliding a thin strip of celluloid or plastic between the door and the frame to force the latch back.
- What letters can be added to LOID?
- LOID takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LOID:
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