LOCO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LOCO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCO is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
locosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOCO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LOCO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,505.
What does LOCO mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Mad or crazy — a borrowing that stayed informal.
Loco came into American English from Spanish along the border and has stayed informal for a century and a half. There is also a plant called locoweed that sends grazing animals into staggering fits, and the two are connected: the animal was said to be loco, and the word travelled with the cattle trade.
How LOCO is used
Predicative and attributive — he went loco. A separate loco is short for locomotive.
- He went loco the week the money ran out.
- The whole scheme was loco and everybody said so afterwards.
- Cattle that eat locoweed go loco and stay that way.
- Calling a plan loco is milder than calling it mad.
- A loco in a railway timetable is a different word entirely.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOCO
The 4 tiles of LOCO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LOCO
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with LOCO.
Words with LOCO inside
13 words contain LOCO in the middle. Words that start with LOCO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCO
Common questions about LOCO
- Is LOCO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCO worth?
- LOCO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCO mean?
- Mad or crazy — a borrowing that stayed informal.
- What letters can be added to LOCO?
- LOCO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LOCO:
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