LOSSY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LOSSY 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 LOSSY?
| 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 LOSSY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOSSY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LOSSY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LOSSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What stands out about LOSSY
- The letters of LOSSY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LOSSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a method of data compression that permanently discards some information to reduce file size, as opposed to methods that preserve every detail.
Engineers designed lossy compression for files such as photographs, music and video, where discarding some fine detail shrinks the file dramatically while the human eye or ear barely notices the difference. Once information is thrown away this way it cannot be recovered exactly, which sets lossy methods apart from lossless ones that shrink a file while keeping every original bit intact. Formats such as JPEG images and MP3 audio are the everyday examples people meet most often, trading a small amount of quality for a much smaller file.
How LOSSY is used
A technical term from computing and digital media, describing compression formats such as JPEG and MP3.
- The photo editor warned that saving as JPEG uses a lossy format.
- Lossy compression shrank the video file by ninety percent.
- Musicians often avoid lossy formats when mastering an album.
- The engineer compared lossy and lossless compression side by side.
- A highly lossy setting left visible blocky artefacts in the image.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOSSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in LOSSY
4 words end in LOSSY. Useful as a back hook: play LOSSY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in LOSSY
Common questions about LOSSY
- Is LOSSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOSSY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOSSY worth?
- LOSSY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOSSY mean?
- Describing a method of data compression that permanently discards some information to reduce file size, as opposed to methods that preserve every detail.
- What letters can be added to LOSSY?
- LOSSY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LOSSY:
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