LOOM is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LOOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOOM?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOOM is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOOM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOOM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LOOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,505.
What does LOOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A frame or machine on which thread or yarn is woven into cloth.
A loom holds long threads stretched tight in one direction while a weaver passes crosswise threads over and under them, building up woven cloth row by row. The same word also works as a verb for something that appears large, vague and often threatening, as when a shape looms out of the fog.
How LOOM is used
Common in weaving, textile history and craft contexts; the verb sense is common in general speech.
- The weaver sat at her loom for hours, guiding the shuttle back and forth.
- The museum keeps an eighteenth-century loom used to make linen cloth.
- Threads on the loom snapped when she pulled the beam too fast.
- A dark shape seemed to loom out of the fog ahead of the ship.
- The deadline began to loom over the whole team as the week went on.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOOM
The 4 tiles of LOOM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LOOM
3 longer words begin with LOOM.
Words ending in LOOM
14 words end in LOOM. Useful as a back hook: play LOOM onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOOM inside
Showing 24 of 58 words that contain LOOM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LOOM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOOM
Common questions about LOOM
- Is LOOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOOM, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOOM worth?
- LOOM is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOOM mean?
- A frame or machine on which thread or yarn is woven into cloth.
- What letters can be added to LOOM?
- LOOM takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LOOM:
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