LOCUTION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LOCUTION 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 LOCUTION?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCUTION is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCUTION
Front hooks — 1
elocutionBack hooks — 1
locutionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOCUTION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LOCUTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOCUTION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOCUTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A particular phrase or turn of speech, or a person's manner of speaking.
Linguists examine a locution as a unit of expression, such as a fixed idiom heard in a given region. In older books the word can stand for style of delivery in general.
How LOCUTION is used
Formal; often used about regional or old-fashioned phrases.
- The locution sounded quaint to modern ears.
- She used a local locution I had never heard.
- His odd locution gave him away as a foreigner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCUTION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOCUTION
2 longer words begin with LOCUTION.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCUTION
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Common questions about LOCUTION
- Is LOCUTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCUTION, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCUTION worth?
- LOCUTION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCUTION mean?
- A particular phrase or turn of speech, or a person's manner of speaking.
- What letters can be added to LOCUTION?
- LOCUTION takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LOCUTION:
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