Is LOANWORDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LOANWORDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LOANWORDS mean?
Loanwords is a form of LOANWORD.
- noun
a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
L (1) + O (1) + A (1) + N (1) + W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for LOANWORDS
LOANWORDS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LOANWORDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- loanword12
- onwards11
- drawls10
- drowns10
- onward10
- woalds10
- worlds10
- lardoons9
- aswoon9
- rowans9
- adown9
- dawns9
- downs9
- drawl9
- drawn9
- draws9
- drown9
- sward9
- sword9
- wands9
- wards9
- woads9
- woald9
- wolds9
- woods9
- words9
- world9
- ladrons8
- lardons8
- lardoon8
- nardoos8
- onloads8
- awols8
- lawns8
- rowan8
- sowar8
- swoon8
- sworn8
- warns8
- wools8
- dawn8
- daws8
- down8
- dows8
- draw8
- wads8
- wand8
- ward8
- woad8
- wold8
- wood8
- word8
- adorns7
- andros7
- dolors7
- donors7
- dorsal7
- drools7
- ladron7
- lardon7
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