Is LOAVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LOAVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LOAVES mean?
Loaves is a form of LOAF.
- noun
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
- verb
be lazy or idle
“Her son is just bumming around all day”
- noun
a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape
“meat loaf”
- verb
be about
“The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
L (1) + O (1) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 LOAVES
LOAVES 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 LOAVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- laevo8
- laves8
- levas8
- loves8
- oaves8
- ovals8
- salve8
- salvo8
- selva8
- slave8
- soave8
- solve8
- vales8
- valse8
- veals8
- voles8
- aves7
- avos7
- lave7
- lavs7
- leva7
- levo7
- levs7
- love7
- oval7
- save7
- vale7
- vase7
- veal7
- vela7
- voes7
- vole7
- ave6
- avo6
- lav6
- lev6
- ova6
- sev6
- vas6
- voe6
- aloes5
- ales4
- aloe4
- also4
- lase4
- leas4
- lose4
- olea4
- oles4
- sale4
- seal4
- sloe4
- sola4
- sole4
- ale3
- als3
- els3
- las3
- lea3
- oes3
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