/lɑs/

Is LOS a Scrabble word?

Yes, in one Scrabble list. LOS is valid in Collins, but not in ENABLE and NWL2023. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.

Not in NWL Collins Not in ENABLE

Meaning Alternative form of loos (“praise; fame; reputation”).

Meaning 1 meaning

  1. Alternative form of loos (“praise; fame; reputation”).

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: los via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lusk, from Old English lox, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic *luhsaz. Cognate with Scots los, Saterland Frisian Luks, Low German Luks, Dutch los, German Luchs, Luxembourgish Luuss.

LOS at a glance

LOS has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (L 1 + O 1 + S 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,682 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -LOS

More endings

Same last three letters as LOS. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SOLOS5
  • KILOS9
  • SILOS5
  • MILOS7
  • HALOS8
  • DELOS6
  • PUEBLOS11
  • TELOS5
  • POLOS7
  • ANGLOS7
  • CELLOS8
  • ARMADILLOS13

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