LOOEY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LOOEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOOEY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOOEY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOOEY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOOEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LOOEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,009.
What stands out about LOOEY
- LOOEY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LOOEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
An informal spelling of lieutenant, used especially among soldiers in casual speech.
Soldiers in the United States armed forces shortened the rank lieutenant to looey in barracks talk long before it appeared in print, and the informal spelling later spread into war fiction and film dialogue meant to sound authentic. The clipped form strips away the awkward spelling of lieutenant, whose pronunciation already differs sharply from how it looks on paper. Officers of the actual rank rarely use the nickname of themselves in formal settings, but it remains common among the enlisted personnel who serve under them.
How LOOEY is used
Informal North American military slang, common in barracks speech and in fiction depicting soldiers.
- The sergeant reported straight to the looey.
- New recruits learned to salute the looey without hesitation.
- The looey led the patrol through the ruined village.
- Everyone called the young officer looey behind his back.
- A nervous looey gave the order to advance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOOEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOOEY
1 longer words begin with LOOEY.
Words ending in LOOEY
5 words end in LOOEY. Useful as a back hook: play LOOEY onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOOEY inside
1 words contain LOOEY in the middle. Words that start with LOOEY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOOEY
Common questions about LOOEY
- Is LOOEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOOEY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOOEY worth?
- LOOEY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOOEY mean?
- An informal spelling of lieutenant, used especially among soldiers in casual speech.
- What letters can be added to LOOEY?
- LOOEY takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LOOEY:
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