LOCOMOTORY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. LOCOMOTORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCOMOTORY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCOMOTORY is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCOMOTORY
No single letter turns LOCOMOTORY into another word.
How LOCOMOTORY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LOCOMOTORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 4 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOCOMOTORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LOCOMOTORY
- The letter O appears four times in LOCOMOTORY.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LOCOMOTORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the ability to move from place to place.
Locomotory is a biological term for the structures and actions that let an animal travel, such as legs, fins or wings. The related form locomotor is more common in science.
How LOCOMOTORY is used
Locomotory appears in biology and medical texts about movement.
- The insect's locomotory organs are six jointed legs.
- A locomotory disorder made walking difficult.
- Fins serve as the fish's main locomotory system.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCOMOTORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCOMOTORY
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Common questions about LOCOMOTORY
- Is LOCOMOTORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCOMOTORY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCOMOTORY worth?
- LOCOMOTORY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCOMOTORY mean?
- Relating to the ability to move from place to place.
- What letters can be added to LOCOMOTORY?
- No single letter can be added to LOCOMOTORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LOCOMOTORY:
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