LOUIE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LOUIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOUIE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOUIE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOUIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
louiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOUIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LOUIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,446.
What stands out about LOUIE
- LOUIE 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 LOUIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalslangNorth American
In American slang, a left turn, used especially in the phrase hang a louie meaning to turn left; also an informal spelling of looie, a slang term for lieutenant.
Drivers use hang a louie as a casual way of telling someone to turn left, a piece of American slang that pairs with hang a ralph for turning right. Separately, louie is sometimes written for the military slang term for a lieutenant, an alternative spelling of looie, though the driving expression is the sense most people recognize today. Both uses are spoken and informal, rarely appearing in careful writing.
How LOUIE is used
Casual, spoken American slang, mainly heard in driving directions and, less often, as a nickname for a lieutenant.
- Hang a louie at the next light and the store is on your right.
- He told her to take a louie instead of going straight.
- The directions said hang a louie past the gas station.
- Some soldiers still call their lieutenant a louie.
- Missing the louie meant a long detour back to the highway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOUIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOUIE
1 longer words begin with LOUIE.
Shorter words from the letters in LOUIE
Common questions about LOUIE
- Is LOUIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOUIE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOUIE worth?
- LOUIE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOUIE mean?
- In American slang, a left turn, used especially in the phrase hang a louie meaning to turn left; also an informal spelling of looie, a slang term for lieutenant.
- What letters can be added to LOUIE?
- LOUIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LOUIE:
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