LOCHAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LOCHAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCHAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCHAN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCHAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lochansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOCHAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LOCHAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does LOCHAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A small lake or pool in the Scottish Highlands.
Lochan is borrowed from Scottish Gaelic, where it is the small form of loch. Walkers meet a lochan high on a moor or tucked into a corrie, usually cold, dark and still. The word is mostly seen in Scottish place names and in guidebooks to the hills.
How LOCHAN is used
Scottish; found in place names and hill-walking writing.
- We stopped for lunch beside a lochan above the glen.
- The lochan froze over in the first week of December.
- A heron stood motionless at the edge of the lochan.
- The path crosses the ridge and drops to a hidden lochan.
- Peat stained the water of the lochan the colour of tea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCHAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOCHAN
1 longer words begin with LOCHAN.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCHAN
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Common questions about LOCHAN
- Is LOCHAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCHAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCHAN worth?
- LOCHAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCHAN mean?
- A small lake or pool in the Scottish Highlands.
- What letters can be added to LOCHAN?
- LOCHAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LOCHAN:
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