ELFLOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ELFLOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELFLOCK?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELFLOCK is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELFLOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
elflocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELFLOCK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ELFLOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does ELFLOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A lock of hair that has become tangled into a knot.
Old folklore said that mischievous elves tangled hair at night, which is how the elflock got its name. Writers use it for a messy strand that will not lie flat.
How ELFLOCK is used
Found in literary and poetic writing about messy hair.
- An elflock hung over her forehead no matter how she brushed.
- The child woke with an elflock at the back of her head.
- He combed out every elflock before the portrait.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELFLOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ELFLOCK
1 longer words begin with ELFLOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in ELFLOCK
Common questions about ELFLOCK
- Is ELFLOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELFLOCK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELFLOCK worth?
- ELFLOCK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELFLOCK mean?
- A lock of hair that has become tangled into a knot.
- What letters can be added to ELFLOCK?
- ELFLOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ELFLOCK:
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