LOUP is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LOUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOUP?
| 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 LOUP is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOUP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOUP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LOUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,317.
What does LOUP mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To leap or jump, especially over or across something.
Loup is a Scots verb for a sudden spring or jump, used where standard English would simply say leap. A person or animal might loup over a wall, a burn, or a fence, and the same word can be used as a noun for the leap itself.
How LOUP is used
Scots dialect; found in older Scottish writing, ballads and regional speech rather than standard English.
- The lad had to loup the burn to reach the far bank.
- She watched the collie loup over the low stone dyke.
- He took a run and let out a loup that cleared the ditch.
- The old rhyme tells of a fox that could loup any fence in the glen.
- They dared each other to loup from the rock into the pool below.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOUP
7 longer words begin with LOUP.
Words ending in LOUP
2 words end in LOUP. Useful as a back hook: play LOUP onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOUP inside
7 words contain LOUP in the middle. Words that start with LOUP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOUP
Common questions about LOUP
- Is LOUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOUP, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOUP worth?
- LOUP is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOUP mean?
- To leap or jump, especially over or across something.
- What letters can be added to LOUP?
- LOUP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LOUP:
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