LOCAVORE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LOCAVORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCAVORE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCAVORE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCAVORE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
locavoresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOCAVORE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LOCAVORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOCAVORE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOCAVORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who chooses to eat mainly food grown or made close to home.
The locavore movement favours farmers markets and seasonal produce over goods shipped long distances. Followers argue that it cuts transport pollution and supports nearby growers, though critics say distance alone is a poor measure of environmental cost.
How LOCAVORE is used
Locavore is a fairly recent coinage, common in articles about food, farming and sustainability.
- As a committed locavore, he buys vegetables only from farms within fifty miles.
- The restaurant caters to the locavore who wants a menu that changes with the season.
- Being a locavore is easier in summer than in winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCAVORE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOCAVORE
1 longer words begin with LOCAVORE.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCAVORE
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Common questions about LOCAVORE
- Is LOCAVORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCAVORE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCAVORE worth?
- LOCAVORE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCAVORE mean?
- A person who chooses to eat mainly food grown or made close to home.
- What letters can be added to LOCAVORE?
- LOCAVORE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LOCAVORE:
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