LOON is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LOON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOON?
| 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 LOON is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOON scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LOON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,835.
What does LOON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large diving waterbird of northern lakes, known for its haunting calls and its ability to swim long distances underwater.
The loon, called the diver in British English, has a heavy body built for diving rather than easy flight, and its eerie cry across a quiet lake is a familiar sound in northern forests. Informally the same word is also used for a foolish or eccentric person.
How LOON is used
The bird sense is standard; the sense of a foolish person is informal, chiefly North American.
- The loon's cry echoed across the still lake at dawn.
- A pair of loons nested near the shore of the cabin.
- The loon dove underwater and vanished for nearly a minute.
- Photographers waited for hours to capture the loon feeding its chick.
- Some called him a loon for setting out on the lake in a storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOON
The 4 tiles of LOON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LOON
13 longer words begin with LOON.
Words ending in LOON
8 words end in LOON. Useful as a back hook: play LOON onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOON inside
23 words contain LOON in the middle. Words that start with LOON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOON
Common questions about LOON
- Is LOON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOON, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOON worth?
- LOON is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOON mean?
- A large diving waterbird of northern lakes, known for its haunting calls and its ability to swim long distances underwater.
- What letters can be added to LOON?
- LOON takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LOON:
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