LOCOMOTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. LOCOMOTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCOMOTIVE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCOMOTIVE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCOMOTIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
locomotivesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOCOMOTIVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LOCOMOTIVE, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOCOMOTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOCOMOTIVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A powered railway engine that pulls a train.
A locomotive provides the pulling power for passenger or freight cars. Early ones ran on steam, and later ones use diesel fuel or electricity. As an adjective, locomotive refers to movement.
How LOCOMOTIVE is used
Locomotive is used in railway history, engineering and in describing trains.
- The steam locomotive whistled as it left the station.
- A diesel locomotive pulled forty wagons of coal.
- The museum restored a locomotive from the 1890s.
- Children waved at the locomotive crossing the bridge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCOMOTIVE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOCOMOTIVE
3 longer words begin with LOCOMOTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCOMOTIVE
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Common questions about LOCOMOTIVE
- Is LOCOMOTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCOMOTIVE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCOMOTIVE worth?
- LOCOMOTIVE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCOMOTIVE mean?
- A powered railway engine that pulls a train.
- What letters can be added to LOCOMOTIVE?
- LOCOMOTIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LOCOMOTIVE:
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