loch

Meanings

Plural: lochs

Noun

a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
Scottish word for a lake
A lake.
A bay or arm of the sea.
Alternative form of lohoch (“medicine taken by licking”).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lough, borrowed from Scottish Gaelic loch. Doublet of lay, Looe, and lough.

Synonyms

bay, firth, lake, lough, sea loch

Scrabble Score: 9

loch is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
loch is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
loch is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

loch is a valid Words With Friends word