LOCALE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LOCALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCALE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCALE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCALE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
localesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOCALE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LOCALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does LOCALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A place or setting considered in relation to particular events or a particular atmosphere.
Locale points to a place as the backdrop for something happening there, whether a film scene, a news story or a business decision. It carries a slight sense of character or mood, so a writer might choose a locale for its atmosphere rather than merely its coordinates. The word is common in film, journalism and fiction, wherever the setting itself matters to the story.
How LOCALE is used
Used mainly in writing about film, fiction and journalism to describe a meaningful setting.
- The director chose a coastal town as the locale for the film.
- Reporters gathered at the locale of the accident.
- The novel's locale shifts from Paris to rural Spain.
- Investors looked for a locale with easy access to the harbor.
- Every locale in the story felt carefully researched.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCALE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOCALE
1 longer words begin with LOCALE.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCALE
Common questions about LOCALE
- Is LOCALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCALE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCALE worth?
- LOCALE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCALE mean?
- A place or setting considered in relation to particular events or a particular atmosphere.
- What letters can be added to LOCALE?
- LOCALE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LOCALE:
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