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Is load a Scrabble word?

Yes, load is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 5 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of load?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (figuratively) A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.Examples: "Our life's a load."; "I came here with a load and it feels so much lighter, now I’ve met you."figuratively

2. (in combination) Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehiclein-compounds

3. (often in the plural, colloquial) A large number or amount.Examples: "I got loads of presents for my birthday!"; "I got a load of emails about that."Synonyms: abundance, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload, brimful, busload, bucketfulcolloquialin-pluraloften

4. (engineering) The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc.Examples: "Each of the cross-members must withstand a tensile load of 1,000 newtons."

5. (electrical engineering) The electrical current or power delivered by a device.Examples: "I'm worried that the load on that transformer will be too high."

6. (engineering) A resistive force encountered by a prime mover when performing work.

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).Examples: "The dock workers refused to load the ship."transitive

2. (transitive) To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.Examples: "The longshoremen loaded the cargo quickly."; "He loaded his stuff into his storage locker."transitive

3. (intransitive) To put a load on something.Examples: "The truck was supposed to leave at dawn, but in fact we spent all morning loading."intransitive

4. (intransitive) To receive a load.Examples: "The truck is designed to load easily."; "[I]n his Paroxyſms, as he vvalked the Streets, he vvould have his Pockets loaden vvith Stones, to pelt at the Signs."intransitive

5. (intransitive) To be placed into storage or conveyance.Examples: "The containers load quickly and easily."intransitive

6. (transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.Examples: "I pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. I had forgotten to load the gun."transitive

noun (English)

1. (Internet slang, obsolete) A person that spends all day online. The term was originally used in the late 1980s to describe users on free Q-Link (later America Online) accounts who never signed off the system at great expense to the company.Examples: "She never logs off; she is a real LOAD!"Internetobsolete

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "load"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "load"?

Scrabble
5 points
L1
O1
A1
D2
Words With Friends
6 points
L2
O1
A1
D2

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