LOCOFOCO is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LOCOFOCO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCOFOCO?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCOFOCO is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCOFOCO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
locofocosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOCOFOCO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LOCOFOCO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 4 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOCOFOCO has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LOCOFOCO
- The letter O appears four times in LOCOFOCO.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LOCOFOCO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An early friction match, or a nickname for a member of a radical wing of the US Democratic Party in the 1830s.
The locofoco match took its name from a self-igniting cigar and was struck on any rough surface. In politics, the nickname was given to reformers who held a meeting by candlelight, and the term survives in American history books.
How LOCOFOCO is used
Historical term for a nineteenth-century match or a radical Democrat in the United States.
- He struck a locofoco against the wall and lit the lamp.
- The locofoco faction opposed monopolies and the banking system.
- A history book described the locofoco meeting in New York.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCOFOCO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOCOFOCO
1 longer words begin with LOCOFOCO.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCOFOCO
Common questions about LOCOFOCO
- Is LOCOFOCO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCOFOCO, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCOFOCO worth?
- LOCOFOCO is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCOFOCO mean?
- An early friction match, or a nickname for a member of a radical wing of the US Democratic Party in the 1830s.
- What letters can be added to LOCOFOCO?
- LOCOFOCO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LOCOFOCO:
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