LOCUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LOCUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCUS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCUS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
locustChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LOCUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LOCUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 73,523.
What does LOCUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A particular place, position, or point, especially one regarded as the exact center or source of an activity, condition, or event.
Writers use locus to name the exact spot where something is centered, as when a city becomes the locus of political unrest or a laboratory becomes the locus of an outbreak investigation. In genetics, the same word names the fixed position of a gene on a chromosome, a specialized sense that keeps the core idea of a definite, identifiable place. Mathematics uses locus differently again, for the set of all points that satisfy a particular rule, such as the locus of points equally distant from a fixed center. Despite these varied fields, every sense of locus keeps close to its Latin root meaning simply place.
How LOCUS is used
A somewhat formal noun, common in academic, scientific, and legal writing rather than everyday conversation.
- The report named the factory as the locus of the contamination.
- Scientists mapped the exact locus of the gene on the chromosome.
- The circle is the locus of points equidistant from its center.
- Historians treated the city as the locus of the entire rebellion.
- The committee searched for the true locus of authority within the organization.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOCUS
The 5 tiles of LOCUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LOCUS
7 longer words begin with LOCUS.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCUS
Common questions about LOCUS
- Is LOCUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCUS worth?
- LOCUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCUS mean?
- A particular place, position, or point, especially one regarded as the exact center or source of an activity, condition, or event.
- What letters can be added to LOCUS?
- LOCUS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LOCUS:
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