LOOIE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LOOIE 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 LOOIE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOOIE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOOIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOOIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LOOIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,224.
What stands out about LOOIE
- LOOIE 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 LOOIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalslangNorth American
An informal, slangy shortening of lieutenant, used especially in the American military and police.
Looie is simply a spoken, casual way of saying lieutenant, dropping the fuller title in everyday conversation among soldiers, officers or police colleagues. It is written the way it sounds rather than the way lieutenant is spelled, which is why the same word also turns up spelled louie. The term is heard far more often than written, mainly in dialogue and informal reporting about the military or police.
How LOOIE is used
Spoken slang used among soldiers and police officers, rare in formal writing.
- The sergeant reported straight to the looie.
- New recruits quickly learned to call him looie instead of lieutenant.
- The looie ordered the squad to fall back.
- Everyone on the unit just called her the looie.
- He was promoted to looie after two years on the force.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOOIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOOIE
1 longer words begin with LOOIE.
Words ending in LOOIE
3 words end in LOOIE. Useful as a back hook: play LOOIE onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in LOOIE
Common questions about LOOIE
- Is LOOIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOOIE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOOIE worth?
- LOOIE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOOIE mean?
- An informal, slangy shortening of lieutenant, used especially in the American military and police.
- What letters can be added to LOOIE?
- LOOIE takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LOOIE:
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