LOMA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. LOMA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LOMA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOMA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lomasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOMA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LOMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about LOMA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 LOMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americanregional
A low, broad-topped hill or ridge, especially in the desert country of the southwestern United States.
Loma is a Spanish loanword kept in English place names and regional speech across the American Southwest. There a loma names the rounded, flat-topped rises that break up otherwise flat desert land, distinct from a sharp peak or a full mountain.
How LOMA is used
Regional North American usage, chiefly in the Southwest; often appears in place names.
- The trail climbed a low loma before dropping back toward the river.
- From the top of the loma they could see the whole valley spread out below.
- A scattering of cactus covered the sunny side of the loma.
- The old adobe house sat on a loma above the dry riverbed.
- Hikers rested on the flat top of the loma before continuing north.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOMA
The 4 tiles of LOMA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LOMA
2 longer words begin with LOMA.
Words ending in LOMA
11 words end in LOMA. Useful as a back hook: play LOMA onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOMA inside
Showing 24 of 110 words that contain LOMA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LOMA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOMA
Common questions about LOMA
- Is LOMA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LOMA is not in it.
- How many points is LOMA worth?
- LOMA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOMA mean?
- A low, broad-topped hill or ridge, especially in the desert country of the southwestern United States.
- What letters can be added to LOMA?
- LOMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LOMA:
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