LOCKHOUSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. LOCKHOUSES 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
l1o1c3k5h4o1u1s1e1s1
Depends on the listLOCKHOUSES · 10 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept LOCKHOUSES?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.9
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.9%
Our own measure of how useful LOCKHOUSES is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCKHOUSES
Front hooks — 1
blockhousesBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LOCKHOUSES scores
Scrabble l1o1c3k5h4o1u1s1e1s1 19
Words with Friends l2o1c4k5h3o1u2s1e1s1 21
Face value of the 10 tiles in LOCKHOUSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOCKHOUSES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCKHOUSES
lockhouse18 suckholes18 klooches17 suckhole17 hookless15 cookless14 schooles13 slouches13 hockles16 huckles16 shlocks16 suckles13 chooses12 chouses12 hocuses12 schoole12 schools12 housels10 shooles10 oscules9 chokes15 chokos15 chooks15 hockle15 huckle15 klooch15 shlock15 shocks15 shucks15 shooks13 skoosh13 clokes12 sculks12 suckle12 choose11 choses11 chouse11 chuses11 cohoes11 coshes11
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Common questions about LOCKHOUSES
- Is LOCKHOUSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LOCKHOUSES is not in it.
- How many points is LOCKHOUSES worth?
- LOCKHOUSES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LOCKHOUSES?
- LOCKHOUSES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LOCKHOUSES:
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