225 words come out when you unscramble GAVELOCKS, starting with GAVELOCKS itself: 19 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is GAVELOCK, 18 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from GAVELOCKS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 4 with 7, 22 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
GECKOS scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GAVELOCKS at 13 points, ahead of ALECKS and CLOAKS on 12. GLOVES, VOCALS and CALVES are the ones most people know.
GECKO, GECKS and VOLKS are the top 5-letter words from GAVELOCKS, 12 points each. LAKES, SOLVE and LOVES will look familiar.
The 4-letter words made with GAVELOCKS letters are led by GECK, KVAS and VOLK, 11 points each. LAKE, GAVE and LACK are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GAVELOCKS is ACK, 9 points; GAK and KEG on 8 follow. AGE, ASK and AGO are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of GAVELOCKS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with GA · ending in KS · all 9-letter words
GAVELOCKS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. GAVELOCKS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAVELOCKS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 225) | 178 | 225 | 157 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
47 of the 225 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ALECKS, CLOKES, ALECK, CAVELS, CLOKE, KOGALS, SCLAVE, CAVEL, GALVOS, KAGOS, KOGAL, VOLAGE and 35 more. 21 of the 225 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: VOLKS, VOLK, ACK, VEGAS, VLOGS, CLEGS, LEVAS, SKOL, VEGA, VLOG, VOGS, CLEG and 9 more.