SIDELOCKS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. SIDELOCKS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
s1i1d2e1l1o1c3k5s1
PlayableSIDELOCKS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SIDELOCKS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful SIDELOCKS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIDELOCKS
No single letter turns SIDELOCKS into another word.
How SIDELOCKS scores
Scrabble s1i1d2e1l1o1c3k5s1 16
Words with Friends s1i1d2e1l2o1c4k5s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in SIDELOCKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIDELOCKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SIDELOCKS
- SIDELOCKS 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 SIDELOCKS
dockises15 sidelock15 disclose11 dockise14 sickled14 slicked14 sickles13 keloids12 coldies10 discoes10 loessic9 ossicle9 cloked13 deckos13 licked13 locked13 sicked13 socked13 cleiks12 clokes12 sickle12 sickos12 slicks12 keloid11 kidels11 kissed11 silked11 skoled11 kissel10 skioes10 closed9 coiled9 coldie9 cosied9 discos9 docile9 dolces9 scolds9 sliced9 closes8
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Common questions about SIDELOCKS
- Is SIDELOCKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SIDELOCKS is not in it.
- How many points is SIDELOCKS worth?
- SIDELOCKS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SIDELOCKS?
- No single letter can be added to SIDELOCKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SIDELOCKS:
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