WEDLOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WEDLOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WEDLOCK?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WEDLOCK is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WEDLOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wedlocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WEDLOCK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WEDLOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,605 thousand.
What does WEDLOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The state of being married; marriage.
Wedlock is a formal and somewhat old-fashioned word for the married state. Today it survives mostly in set phrases, above all in the legal and social term for children born out of wedlock.
How WEDLOCK is used
Wedlock rarely stands alone in modern speech and is typically met in the phrase out of wedlock or in wedlock.
- They were joined in holy wedlock at the village church.
- The records listed a child born out of wedlock.
- Their long wedlock was happy and quiet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WEDLOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WEDLOCK
1 longer words begin with WEDLOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in WEDLOCK
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Common questions about WEDLOCK
- Is WEDLOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WEDLOCK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WEDLOCK worth?
- WEDLOCK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WEDLOCK mean?
- The state of being married; marriage.
- What letters can be added to WEDLOCK?
- WEDLOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WEDLOCK:
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