Unscramble DEADLOCKS to get 244 words. DEADLOCKS itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DEADLOCK, 16 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2E1A1D2L12O1C34K5S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DEADLOCKS split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 9 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words from DEADLOCKS, DACKED and DOCKED tie for first at 14 points. CLOSED, LOADED and LOCKED are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEADLOCKS, the top score is 12, reached by 6. CLOSE, ASKED and CODES are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words made with DEADLOCKS letters, DACK, DECK and DOCK tie for first at 11 points. CODE, LAKE and COLD are everyday picks.
ACK tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DEADLOCKS at 9 points; next come DAK and KED on 8. ADD, OLD and ASK will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DEADLOCKS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in KS · all 9-letter words
What DEADLOCKS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEADLOCKS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEADLOCKS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 244) | 199 | 244 | 184 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DACKED, CLOKED, DECKOS, ALECKS, CLOKES, DACKS, DECKO, ALECK, CLOKE, DACK, DECADS, DOEKS and 33 more, 45 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SKOLED, OAKED, ACK, SKED, SKOL, CALOS, OK, CAL, ECO, LOC, SOC, DAS and 3 more, 15 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of DEADLOCKS spell the words below.