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Is aloof a Scrabble word?

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

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Is aloof a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is aloof a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word aloof is a Words With Friends word. The word aloof is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

ALOOF,LOOFA,

4-letter words (5 found)

ALOO,FOAL,FOOL,LOAF,LOOF,

3-letter words (5 found)

ALF,FOO,LOO,OAF,OOF,

2-letter words (6 found)

AL,FA,LA,LO,OF,OO,

You can make 18 words from aloof according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of aloof

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Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word aloof. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in aloof.

Definitions and meaning of aloof

aloof

Etymology

From Middle English loof (“weather gage, windward direction”), probably from Middle Dutch (Compare Dutch loef (“the weather side of a ship”)), originally a nautical order to keep the ship's head to the wind, thus to stay clear of a lee-shore or some other quarter, hence the figurative sense of "at a distance, apart".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈluːf/
  • Rhymes: -uːf

Adverb

aloof (comparative more aloof, superlative most aloof)

  1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
  2. Without sympathy; unfavorably.

Translations

Adjective

aloof (comparative more aloof, superlative most aloof)

  1. Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

Derived terms

  • aloofly
  • aloofness

Translations

Preposition

aloof

  1. (obsolete) Away from; clear of.

See also

  • See also Thesaurus:arrogant

References

Anagrams

  • loofa

Source: wiktionary.org