Looming
7 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Present participle of loom: appearing indistinctly and often in a threatening or imposing way.
“Dark storm clouds were looming on the horizon.”
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Wordle
Double-O and double-letter middle, LOOM is a common root worth testing early.
Scrabble
Worth 10 points, -ING inflections are reliably playable when you need to extend a root.
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