SHERLOCKS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SHERLOCKS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSHERLOCKS · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHERLOCKS?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.78%
Our own measure of how useful SHERLOCKS is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHERLOCKS
No single letter turns SHERLOCKS into another word.
How SHERLOCKS scores
Scrabble s1h4e1r1l1o1c3k5s1 18
Words with Friends s1h3e1r1l2o1c4k5s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHERLOCKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHERLOCKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHERLOCKS
- SHERLOCKS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHERLOCKS
sherlock17 shockers17 rockless14 chokers16 hockers16 hockles16 shlocks16 shocker16 koshers14 lockers13 relocks13 cholers12 coshers12 orchels12 schorls12 closers9 cresols9 escrols9 choker15 chokes15 hocker15 hockle15 shlock15 shocks15 kosher13 clerks12 clokes12 locker12 ockers12 relock12 choler11 chores11 choses11 cosher11 coshes11 loches11 ochers11 ochres11 orchel11 roches11
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Common questions about SHERLOCKS
- Is SHERLOCKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHERLOCKS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHERLOCKS worth?
- SHERLOCKS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHERLOCKS?
- No single letter can be added to SHERLOCKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHERLOCKS:
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