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
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
6
Letters
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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