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Is loess a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word loess is a Scrabble US word. The word loess is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is loess a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word loess is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

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Is loess a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word loess is a Words With Friends word. The word loess is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (4 found)

LOESS,LOSES,SLOES,SOLES,

4-letter words (9 found)

LESS,LOSE,LOSS,OLES,OSES,SELS,SLOE,SOLE,SOLS,

3-letter words (10 found)

ELS,ESS,LES,LOS,OES,OLE,OSE,SEL,SOL,SOS,

2-letter words (6 found)

EL,ES,LO,OE,OS,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 30 words from loess according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of loess

loess oless leoss eloss oelss eolss loses olses lsoes sloes osles soles lesos elsos lseos sleos eslos selos oesls eosls osels soels esols seols loess oless leoss eloss oelss eolss loses olses lsoes sloes osles soles lesos elsos lseos sleos eslos selos oesls eosls osels soels esols seols losse olsse lsose slose oslse solse losse olsse lsose slose oslse solse lssoe slsoe lssoe slsoe ssloe ssloe ossle sosle ossle sosle ssole ssole lesso elsso lseso sleso eslso selso lesso elsso lseso sleso eslso selso lsseo slseo lsseo slseo ssleo ssleo esslo seslo esslo seslo sselo sselo oessl eossl osesl soesl esosl seosl oessl eossl osesl soesl esosl seosl ossel sosel ossel sosel ssoel ssoel essol sesol essol sesol sseol sseol

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

Definitions and meaning of loess

loess

Alternative forms

  • löss

Etymology

Borrowed from German Löss (“yellowish-gray soil”), from Alemannic German lösch (“loose”). Cognate with German los and English lease.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɜːs/, /ˈləʊɪs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈloʊ.əs/, /lɛs/, /lʌs/
  • Rhymes: -ɜːs, -əʊɪs, -oʊəs, -ʌs

Noun

loess (countable and uncountable, plural loesses)

  1. (geology) Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin

Derived terms

  • Loess Plateau, loessic

Translations

Further reading

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “loess”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • loses, selos, sloes, soles

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • loesse

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: loess

Noun

loess m (uncountable)

  1. (geology) loess (accumulation of wind-blown sediment)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lœss.

Noun

loess n (plural loessuri)

  1. loess

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org