UNLOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNLOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNLOCK?
| 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 UNLOCK is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNLOCK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNLOCK scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNLOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What does UNLOCK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To open a lock, usually with a key, or to make something that was closed off available.
The plainest use of unlock is turning a key to open a door, chest or padlock. The verb has been widened to cover access of many kinds: entering a code to unlock a phone, freeing a handset to work on any network, or reaching a hidden level in a video game. Writers also use it for opening up something abstract, such as unlocking the potential of a team.
How UNLOCK is used
Common in everyday and technical English, literal and figurative.
- She used the small brass key to unlock the chest.
- Enter your code to unlock the phone.
- The new course will unlock opportunities for young engineers.
- You must finish the first level to unlock the next one.
- He forgot how to unlock the back door in the dark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNLOCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNLOCK
4 longer words begin with UNLOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in UNLOCK
Common questions about UNLOCK
- Is UNLOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNLOCK, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNLOCK worth?
- UNLOCK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNLOCK mean?
- To open a lock, usually with a key, or to make something that was closed off available.
- What letters can be added to UNLOCK?
- UNLOCK takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNLOCK:
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