loophole

loophole is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy.
2. noun. A hole or aperture that gives a passage, or the means of escape or evasion.
3. noun. a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
4. noun. an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation

Common word forms

loopholed, loopholes, loopholing

Words from these letters

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