CHARLOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CHARLOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHARLOCK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHARLOCK is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHARLOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
charlocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHARLOCK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHARLOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHARLOCK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHARLOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A hairy-leaved wild mustard with bright yellow flowers, a common weed of farmland.
Charlock turns the edges of cornfields yellow in early summer. Farmers dislike it because it competes with crops, and its seeds can lie in the soil for years before sprouting.
How CHARLOCK is used
Mostly a British and Eurasian plant name; charlock is also known as field mustard.
- Yellow charlock bloomed along the edge of the barley.
- The farmer sprayed to keep the charlock down.
- Bees were busy among the charlock flowers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHARLOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHARLOCK
1 longer words begin with CHARLOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in CHARLOCK
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Common questions about CHARLOCK
- Is CHARLOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHARLOCK, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHARLOCK worth?
- CHARLOCK is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHARLOCK mean?
- A hairy-leaved wild mustard with bright yellow flowers, a common weed of farmland.
- What letters can be added to CHARLOCK?
- CHARLOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHARLOCK:
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