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Is lough a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lough is a Scrabble US word. The word lough is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is lough a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lough is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

L1O1U1G2H4

Is lough a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lough is a Words With Friends word. The word lough is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

GHOUL,LOUGH,

3-letter words (7 found)

GUL,HOG,HUG,LOG,LOU,LUG,UGH,

2-letter words (8 found)

GO,GU,HO,LO,OH,OU,UG,UH,

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

All 5 letters words made out of lough

lough olugh luogh ulogh oulgh uolgh loguh olguh lgouh glouh ogluh goluh lugoh ulgoh lguoh gluoh ugloh guloh ouglh uoglh ogulh goulh ugolh guolh louhg oluhg luohg ulohg oulhg uolhg lohug olhug lhoug hloug ohlug holug luhog ulhog lhuog hluog uhlog hulog ouhlg uohlg ohulg houlg uholg huolg loghu olghu lgohu glohu oglhu golhu lohgu olhgu lhogu hlogu ohlgu holgu lghou glhou lhgou hlgou ghlou hglou oghlu gohlu ohglu hoglu gholu hgolu lugho ulgho lguho gluho uglho gulho luhgo ulhgo lhugo hlugo uhlgo hulgo lghuo glhuo lhguo hlguo ghluo hgluo ughlo guhlo uhglo huglo ghulo hgulo oughl uoghl oguhl gouhl ugohl guohl ouhgl uohgl ohugl hougl uhogl huogl oghul gohul ohgul hogul ghoul hgoul ughol guhol uhgol hugol ghuol hguol

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Definitions and meaning of lough

lough

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Irish loch (from Old Irish loch), from Proto-Celtic *loku (“lake, pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“pond, pool”). Doublet of loch and Looe.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɒx/, /lɒk/
  • Rhymes: -ɒx, -ɒk
  • Homophone: loch

Noun

lough (plural loughs)

  1. (Ireland) A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
Synonyms
  • loch (in Scotland)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle English lough, luh, borrowed from Cumbric *luch, derived from Proto-Brythonic *luch, from Proto-Celtic *lokus (“lake, pool”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɒf/
  • Rhymes: -ɒf

Noun

lough (plural loughs)

  1. (Northumbria, Cumbria) lake, pool

Anagrams

  • ghoul

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • loch, louche
  • luh (Northumbrian)

Etymology

From a Celtic language.

Noun

lough (plural loughs)

  1. lake
  2. loch

Descendants

  • English: lough, loch
  • Scots: loch

References

  • “lough, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Source: wiktionary.org