LOOPHOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LOOPHOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOOPHOLE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOOPHOLE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOOPHOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOOPHOLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LOOPHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOOPHOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOOPHOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A gap or ambiguity in a law or contract that allows people to avoid its intended effect.
Lawyers hunt for a loophole when a rule is badly worded, and lawmakers then rush to close it. The word comes from the narrow slits in castle walls through which archers could shoot, and that older meaning still survives in history books.
How LOOPHOLE is used
Loophole is most often used with words like exploit, find, close or tax.
- The company used a loophole to avoid paying the tax.
- Parliament moved quickly to close the loophole in the new law.
- An archer fired through a loophole in the castle wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOOPHOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOOPHOLE
2 longer words begin with LOOPHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in LOOPHOLE
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Common questions about LOOPHOLE
- Is LOOPHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOOPHOLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOOPHOLE worth?
- LOOPHOLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOOPHOLE mean?
- A gap or ambiguity in a law or contract that allows people to avoid its intended effect.
- What letters can be added to LOOPHOLE?
- LOOPHOLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LOOPHOLE:
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