loose: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 5 letter points · starts with L · ends with E
Meaning of loose
verb
- transitive
To let loose, to free from restraints.
- transitive
To unfasten, to loosen.
- transitive
To make less tight, to loosen.
- intransitive
Of a grip or hold, to let go.
Listed forms: looses, loosing, loosed.
Source: Wiktionary — loose.
adj
Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
Example: This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel.
Not held or packaged together.
Example: You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.
Not under control.
Example: The dog is loose again.
Not fitting closely.
Example: I wear loose clothes when it is hot.
Listed forms: looser, loosest.
Source: Wiktionary — loose.
noun
The release of an arrow.
All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
Freedom from restraint.
A letting go; discharge.
Listed forms: looses.
Source: Wiktionary — loose.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
not officially recognized or controlled
adjective
not literal
adjective
emptying easily or excessively
adjective
not affixed
- unaffixed
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is loose in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of loose
L(1) + O(1) + O(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of loose
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from loose
14 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in loose. Showing up to 24, longest first.