LOITER is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LOITER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOITER?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOITER is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOITER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
loitersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOITER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LOITER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,581.
What does LOITER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To stand or move about a place slowly, without any clear purpose, often lingering longer than seems necessary.
Loitering suggests idle delay, whether someone is waiting without obvious reason, wandering aimlessly, or simply reluctant to move on. The word often carries a faintly suspicious tone in official or legal contexts, where signs warning against loitering imply that lingering at a location is unwelcome. It can equally describe harmless dawdling, as when someone loiters over a shop window on the way home.
How LOITER is used
An intransitive verb, frequently used with about or around and sometimes suggesting suspicious idleness.
- Security asked the group not to loiter near the entrance.
- He would loiter by the bakery window every morning.
- The dog seemed to loiter at every lamppost on the walk.
- Signs warned visitors not to loiter after closing time.
- They loitered on the corner, unsure which way to go.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOITER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOITER
The 6 tiles of LOITER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LOITER
7 longer words begin with LOITER.
Shorter words from the letters in LOITER
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Common questions about LOITER
- Is LOITER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOITER, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOITER worth?
- LOITER is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOITER mean?
- To stand or move about a place slowly, without any clear purpose, often lingering longer than seems necessary.
- What letters can be added to LOITER?
- LOITER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LOITER:
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