SALOOP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SALOOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALOOP?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALOOP is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALOOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saloopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALOOP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SALOOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,824.
What does SALOOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A hot drink made from the ground roots of an orchid, later from sassafras, sweetened and served with milk.
In eighteenth-century London saloop was sold from street stalls at dawn to workmen and the night-weary, and it was thought to be a healthy tonic. The first version was made from salep, a powder from orchid tubers, and when that became scarce sassafras bark was used in its place. The drink faded as tea and coffee became cheaper. Writers such as Charles Lamb recall saloop as an acquired taste, and the word is now met mainly in historical writing.
How SALOOP is used
Historical; appears in writing about old London street life.
- A cup of saloop warmed the sweeps on cold mornings.
- The stall at the corner sold saloop before sunrise.
- Lamb wrote of saloop with fondness, though few readers have tasted it.
- In the novel, a boy is sent out to buy saloop for his master.
- Hot saloop was served with milk and a lump of sugar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALOOP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SALOOP
1 longer words begin with SALOOP.
Shorter words from the letters in SALOOP
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Common questions about SALOOP
- Is SALOOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALOOP, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALOOP worth?
- SALOOP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALOOP mean?
- A hot drink made from the ground roots of an orchid, later from sassafras, sweetened and served with milk.
- What letters can be added to SALOOP?
- SALOOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SALOOP:
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