Unscramble DREADLOCK and you have 259 words, DREADLOCK itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2R1E1A1D2L12O1C34K5
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DREADLOCK split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 10 with 7, 46 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
The 6-letter words from DREADLOCK are led by DACKED and DOCKED, 14 points each. ORACLE, LOADED and LOCKED are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DREADLOCK tie at 12 points; none scores more. CLEAR, DECOR and CLERK will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words made with DREADLOCK letters, DACK, DECK and DOCK tie for first at 11 points. CODE, CARE and CARD are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DREADLOCK, ACK leads with 9 points, then DAK and KED on 8. ARE, ADD and CAR are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of DREADLOCK for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DR · ending in CK · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DEADLOCK (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DREADLOCK works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DREADLOCK itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 259) | 211 | 259 | 198 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RADDOCKE, DACKED, CLOKED, CRAKED, DECKO, DRACK, ACKER, ALECK, CLADDER, CLOKE, DACK, ARKED and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DROKE, OAKED, ACK, KORA, CRED, ACRO, OK, CAL, ECO, LOC, ODA, ARO and 1 more, 13 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of DREADLOCK plus a single extra one.