LOCUSTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LOCUSTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCUSTAL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCUSTAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCUSTAL
No single letter turns LOCUSTAL into another word.
How LOCUSTAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LOCUSTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOCUSTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LOCUSTAL
- LOCUSTAL begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LOCUSTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to locusts, the swarming grasshoppers, or to the grass spikelet called a locusta.
In entomology locustal describes swarming behaviour and the damage done by migrating insects. Botanists use the same word, with a different meaning, for the flower cluster of a grass.
How LOCUSTAL is used
A rare technical adjective with two separate senses.
- The locustal cloud darkened the sky.
- Farmers feared the locustal plague in a dry year.
- A locustal spikelet is the unit of the grass flower.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCUSTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOCUSTAL
The 8 tiles of LOCUSTAL in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCUSTAL
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Common questions about LOCUSTAL
- Is LOCUSTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCUSTAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCUSTAL worth?
- LOCUSTAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCUSTAL mean?
- Relating to locusts, the swarming grasshoppers, or to the grass spikelet called a locusta.
- What letters can be added to LOCUSTAL?
- No single letter can be added to LOCUSTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LOCUSTAL:
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