Unscramble ALCOLOCKS to get 126 words. ALCOLOCKS itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
A1L12C34O1L12O1C34K5S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ALCOLOCKS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 1 with 7, 6 with 6, 36 with 5, 46 with 4, 25 with 3 and 10 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in ALCOLOCKS: ALCOLOCK, for 16 points.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with ALCOLOCKS letters: ALCOOLS, 9 points.
Of the 36 5-letter words from ALCOLOCKS, 5 score 13 points, the group's best. LOCAL, LOOKS and CALLS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in ALCOLOCKS, CACK and COCK tie for first at 12 points. ALSO, CALL and LOOK are everyday picks.
This word has the length of ALCOLOCKS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with AL · ending in KS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CLACKS and CLOCKS (14 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ALCOLOCKS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALCOLOCKS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 126) | 107 | 126 | 95 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
19 of the 126 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ALCOLOCKS, ALCOLOCK, CACKS, CACK, ALKOS, CASCO, SKOOL, ALKO, ALCOS, COLLS, ALCO, COLL and 7 more. 12 of the 126 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ACK, ALCOOLS, ALCOOL, SKOL, CALOS, CALS, LOCS, OK, SOCA, CAL, LOC and SOC.