LOUPE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LOUPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOUPE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOUPE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOUPE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOUPE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LOUPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,508.
What does LOUPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small magnifying lens, often mounted so it can be held to the eye or worn on a headband, used to examine fine detail in jewelry, watches, photographic film, or other small objects.
A jeweler holds a loupe close to the eye to inspect a gemstone for flaws or to check the quality of a cut that the naked eye could never judge accurately. Watchmakers rely on a similar loupe to work on the tiny components inside a mechanical watch, while photographers once used one to examine film negatives before scanning them. Because a loupe magnifies at a fixed, often quite high power over a small area, it differs from an ordinary handheld magnifying glass meant for reading or general use. The word comes from the French term for a magnifying lens, and English kept it largely unchanged.
How LOUPE is used
A technical term from jewelry, watchmaking, and photography, describing a specialized close-focus magnifier rather than an everyday magnifying glass.
- The jeweler examined the diamond closely through a loupe.
- A watchmaker fitted a loupe to inspect the tiny gears.
- She used a loupe to check the negative for scratches.
- The gemologist kept several loupes of different magnifications on the bench.
- He held the loupe steady against his eye while grading the stone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOUPE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOUPE
The 5 tiles of LOUPE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LOUPE
3 longer words begin with LOUPE.
Words ending in LOUPE
1 words end in LOUPE. Useful as a back hook: play LOUPE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOUPE inside
2 words contain LOUPE in the middle. Words that start with LOUPE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOUPE
Common questions about LOUPE
- Is LOUPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOUPE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOUPE worth?
- LOUPE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOUPE mean?
- A small magnifying lens, often mounted so it can be held to the eye or worn on a headband, used to examine fine detail in jewelry, watches, photographic film, or other small objects.
- What letters can be added to LOUPE?
- LOUPE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LOUPE:
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