loose
Loose commonly means to turn loose or free from restraint, grant freedom to; free from confinement, or become loose or looser or less tight. Loose is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including not compact or dense in structure or arrangement or without restraint.
Length
5
Scrabble
5
WWF
6
Starts
LO
Ends
OSE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “LOOSE” Mean?
/luːs/
loose has 18 documented senses across adjective, adverb, verb.
Adjective
13 sensesnot compact or dense in structure or arrangement
“loose gravel”
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
“a loose ball”
not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
“loose clothing”
“the large shoes were very loose”
not officially recognized or controlled
“an informal agreement”
“a loose organization of the local farmers”
Synonyms
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not tense or taut
“the old man's skin hung loose and grey”
“slack and wrinkled skin”
“slack sails”
“a slack rope”
Synonyms
not carefully arranged in a package
“a box of loose nails”
having escaped, especially from confinement
“a convict still at large”
“searching for two escaped prisoners”
“dogs loose on the streets”
“criminals on the loose in the neighborhood”
Synonyms
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
“her easy virtue”
“he was told to avoid loose (or light) women”
“wanton behavior”
Adverb
1 senseVerb
4 sensesturn loose or free from restraint
“let loose mines”
“Loose terrible plagues upon humanity”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
5
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
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Definition
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
Length
5 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Letters
L, O, O, S, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆LOOSE has a Scrabble score of 5. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆LOOSE is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆LOOSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆LOOSE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
L
Letter Pattern
ABBCD
CV Pattern
CVVCV
Vowel Share
60%
Consonant Share
40%
Bigrams
LO, OO, OS, SE
Trigrams
LOO, OOS, OSE
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