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Yes. The word kloof is a Scrabble US word. The word kloof is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is kloof a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word kloof is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

KLOOF,

4-letter words (5 found)

FOLK,FOOL,KOLO,LOOF,LOOK,

3-letter words (3 found)

FOO,LOO,OOF,

2-letter words (5 found)

KO,LO,OF,OK,OO,

You can make 14 words from kloof according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of kloof

kloof lkoof kolof oklof lokof olkof kloof lkoof kolof oklof lokof olkof koolf okolf koolf okolf ooklf ooklf lookf olokf lookf olokf oolkf oolkf klofo lkofo kolfo oklfo lokfo olkfo klfoo lkfoo kfloo fkloo lfkoo flkoo koflo okflo kfolo fkolo ofklo foklo lofko olfko lfoko floko oflko folko klofo lkofo kolfo oklfo lokfo olkfo klfoo lkfoo kfloo fkloo lfkoo flkoo koflo okflo kfolo fkolo ofklo foklo lofko olfko lfoko floko oflko folko koofl okofl koofl okofl ookfl ookfl kofol okfol kfool fkool ofkol fokol kofol okfol kfool fkool ofkol fokol oofkl oofkl ofokl fookl ofokl fookl loofk olofk loofk olofk oolfk oolfk lofok olfok lfook flook oflok folok lofok olfok lfook flook oflok folok ooflk ooflk ofolk foolk ofolk foolk

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Definitions and meaning of kloof

kloof

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kloof (“ravine”) (South Africa). Doublet of clove.

Pronunciation

  • (US, UK) IPA(key): /kluf/

Noun

kloof (plural kloofs)

  1. (South Africa) A deep glen or ravine.

Derived terms

  • kloofing

Further reading

  • “kloof”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Flook, flook

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kluəf/

Etymology 1

From Dutch kloof, from Middle Dutch clove.

Noun

kloof (plural klowe)

  1. gap, split
  2. ravine, gorge, glen

Etymology 2

From Dutch kloven.

Verb

kloof (present kloof, present participle klowende, past participle gekloof)

  1. to split, to cleave

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kloːf/
  • Rhymes: -oːf

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch clove, from Proto-West Germanic *klubō, from Proto-Germanic *klubô, related to *kleubaną (“to split, cleave”). Cognate with German Klobe, Kloben, Cimbrian khlóop.

Noun

kloof f (plural kloven, diminutive kloofje n)

  1. gap, gorge, ravine
Derived terms
  • kloofdal
  • taalkloof
Related terms
  • klieven
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kloof
  • → English: kloof
  • → Papiamentu: kloof (dated)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kloof

  1. inflection of kloven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Verb

kloof

  1. singular past indicative of klieven

Verb

kloof

  1. singular past indicative of kluiven

Source: wiktionary.org