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What does loophole mean? Is loophole a Scrabble word?

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Is loophole a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word loophole is a Scrabble US word. The word loophole is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

L1O1O1P3H4O1L1E1

Is loophole a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word loophole is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

L1O1O1P3H4O1L1E1

Is loophole a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word loophole is a Words With Friends word. The word loophole is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2O1O1P4H3O1L2E1

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8-letter words (1 found)

LOOPHOLE,

6-letter words (2 found)

HOLLOO,HOOPOE,

5-letter words (2 found)

HELLO,HOLLO,

4-letter words (18 found)

HELL,HELO,HELP,HOLE,HOLO,HOLP,HOOP,HOPE,LOOP,LOPE,OLEO,OLPE,PELL,POLE,POLL,POLO,POOH,POOL,

3-letter words (19 found)

ELL,HEP,HOE,HOO,HOP,LEP,LOO,LOP,OHO,OLE,OOH,OOP,OPE,PEH,PEL,PHO,POH,POL,POO,

2-letter words (11 found)

EH,EL,HE,HO,LO,OE,OH,OO,OP,PE,PO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 54 words from loophole according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of loophole

loophole

Etymology

From Middle English loupe (“opening in a wall”) +‎ hole, from a Germanic source. Compare Medieval Latin loupa, lobia and Middle Dutch lupen (“to watch”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈluːphəʊl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈluphoʊl/
  • Rhymes: -uːphəʊl
  • Hyphenation: loop‧hole

Noun

loophole (plural loopholes)

  1. (historical) A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light. Also written loop hole.
  2. (figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

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Verb

loophole (third-person singular simple present loopholes, present participle loopholing, simple past and past participle loopholed)

  1. (military, transitive) To prepare a building for defense by preparing slits or holes through which to fire on attackers
  2. (transitive) To exploit (a law, etc.) by means of loopholes.

References

  • “loophole”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Further reading

  • loophole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • loophole (firearm) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org