LOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCK?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOCK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What does LOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A device for fastening something securely.
Lock covers the fastening, a section of hair and a chamber on a canal, and the three come from separate roots. The canal sense grew from the idea of an enclosure rather than of a fastening.
How LOCK is used
Countable. Also a verb: locked, locking.
- The lock was changed and one key went missing anyway.
- A lock of hair is a separate word from a door lock.
- They locked the gate and lost the key the same week.
- A canal lock is named from enclosure and not fastening.
- Three unrelated words are spelled lock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOCK
Showing 24 of 57 words that begin with LOCK.
Words ending in LOCK
Showing 24 of 85 words that end in LOCK. Useful as a back hook: play LOCK onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOCK inside
Showing 24 of 271 words that contain LOCK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LOCK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCK
Common questions about LOCK
- Is LOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCK worth?
- LOCK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCK mean?
- A device for fastening something securely.
- What letters can be added to LOCK?
- LOCK takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LOCK:
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