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Is aloha a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word aloha is a Scrabble US word. The word aloha is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is aloha a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word aloha is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Is aloha a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word aloha is a Words With Friends word. The word aloha is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

ALOHA,

4-letter words (1 found)

HALO,

3-letter words (7 found)

AAH,AAL,AHA,ALA,HAO,HOA,LAH,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AH,AL,HA,HO,LA,LO,OH,

You can make 17 words from aloha according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of aloha

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Definitions and meaning of aloha

aloha

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian aloha (“love”), from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa. Doublet of aroha and aropa.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: ə-lō’-(h)ə, IPA(key): /əˈləʊ.(h)ə/
  • (US) enPR: ə-lō’-hä, ə-lō’-ə, IPA(key): /əˈloʊˌhɑ/, /əˈloʊ.ə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊhɑː, -əʊhə, -əʊə

Noun

aloha (plural alohas)

  1. (Hawaii) Good wishes, love. [from 19th c.]
  2. (Hawaii) An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below). [from 19th c.]

Derived terms

  • aloha party
  • aloha shirt
  • aloha spirit
  • Aloha State

Interjection

aloha

  1. (chiefly Hawaii) Expressing good wishes when greeting or parting from someone; hello; goodbye. [from 19th c.]

Translations

Further reading

  • “aloha”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Ahola

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”). Cognate with Maori aroha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlo.ha/, [əˈlo.hə]

Interjection

aloha

  1. hello, greetings
  2. goodbye, farewell

Synonyms

  • welina

Derived terms

  • aloha kakahiaka
  • aloha awakea
  • aloha ʻauinalā
  • aloha ahiahi

Descendants

  • → English: aloha

Noun

aloha

  1. love, compassion, affection, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace, charity
  2. greeting, salutation, regards
  3. sweetheart, lover, loved one

Verb

aloha

  1. (transitive) to love, be fond of
  2. (transitive) to show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection
  3. (transitive) to venerate
  4. (transitive) to remember with affection
  5. (transitive) to greet, hail
  6. (stative) to be loving, kind
  7. (stative) beloved, loving, kind, compassionate, charitable, lovable

Further reading

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “aloha”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN

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