LAYLOCKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. LAYLOCKS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
l1a1y4l1o1c3k5s1
Depends on the listLAYLOCKS · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept LAYLOCKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.25%
Our own measure of how useful LAYLOCKS is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAYLOCKS
No single letter turns LAYLOCKS into another word.
How LAYLOCKS scores
Scrabble l1a1y4l1o1c3k5s1 17
Words with Friends l2a1y3l2o1c4k5s1 19
Face value of the 8 tiles in LAYLOCKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAYLOCKS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in LAYLOCKS
laylock16 slackly16 alkyls13 skolly13 cloaks12 scally11 alloys9 locals8 casky14 yacks14 yocks14 alkyl12 kayos12 okays12 yolks12 calks11 cloak11 lacks11 locks11 slack11 acyls10 clays10 cloys10 coaly10 colly10 scaly10 alkos9 kolas9 skoal9 alloy8 loyal8 lysol8 sally8 alcos7 calls7 calos7 coals7 colas7 colls7 local7
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Common questions about LAYLOCKS
- Is LAYLOCKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LAYLOCKS is not in it.
- How many points is LAYLOCKS worth?
- LAYLOCKS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LAYLOCKS?
- No single letter can be added to LAYLOCKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LAYLOCKS:
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