OVERLOCKED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVERLOCKED is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept OVERLOCKED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERLOCKED is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERLOCKED
No single letter turns OVERLOCKED into another word.
How OVERLOCKED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OVERLOCKED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERLOCKED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERLOCKED mean in Scrabble?
OVERLOCKED is the past tense or past participle of OVERLOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERLOCKED
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Common questions about OVERLOCKED
- Is OVERLOCKED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERLOCKED, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERLOCKED worth?
- OVERLOCKED is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVERLOCKED?
- No single letter can be added to OVERLOCKED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OVERLOCKED:
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