LOCOMOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LOCOMOTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCOMOTE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCOMOTE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCOMOTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOCOMOTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LOCOMOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOCOMOTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOCOMOTE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To move from one place to another under one's own power.
Biologists say an animal can locomote by crawling, swimming or flying. In everyday use it often sounds jokey, as when someone claims to be locomoting to the kitchen.
How LOCOMOTE is used
Locomote is a formal or playful verb for getting around.
- Snails locomote on a film of slime.
- The robot can locomote over rough ground.
- Some seeds cannot locomote, so they hitch rides.
- He decided to locomote toward the buffet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCOMOTE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOCOMOTE
2 longer words begin with LOCOMOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCOMOTE
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Common questions about LOCOMOTE
- Is LOCOMOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCOMOTE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCOMOTE worth?
- LOCOMOTE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCOMOTE mean?
- To move from one place to another under one's own power.
- What letters can be added to LOCOMOTE?
- LOCOMOTE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LOCOMOTE:
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