lough

Meanings

Plural: loughs

Noun

a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
Irish word for a lake
A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
lake, pool

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Irish loch (from Old Irish loch), from Proto-Celtic *loku (“lake, pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“pond, pool”). Doublet of lay, loch, and Looe.

Synonyms

loch

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

lough is a valid Words With Friends word