GAVELOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. GAVELOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAVELOCK?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAVELOCK is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAVELOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gavelocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAVELOCK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GAVELOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAVELOCK has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GAVELOCK
- All 8 letters of GAVELOCK are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GAVELOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicdialect
An old word for a spear or dart, and also for an iron crowbar.
The gavelock turns up in early English and Scots texts as a light throwing spear. The same word was used for a lever of iron for prising things open. Modern readers meet it mostly in historical writing and word lists.
How GAVELOCK is used
Gavelock is archaic and found in historical texts and word games.
- The soldier hurled a gavelock across the ditch.
- They forced the door with a gavelock.
- An old ballad mentions a gavelock and a shield.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAVELOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAVELOCK
1 longer words begin with GAVELOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in GAVELOCK
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Common questions about GAVELOCK
- Is GAVELOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAVELOCK, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAVELOCK worth?
- GAVELOCK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAVELOCK mean?
- An old word for a spear or dart, and also for an iron crowbar.
- What letters can be added to GAVELOCK?
- GAVELOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GAVELOCK:
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