Unscramble LOCKDOWNS and you have 183 words, LOCKDOWNS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
L12O1C34K5D2O1W4N12S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from LOCKDOWNS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 10 with 6, 57 with 5, 60 with 4, 42 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 7 letters.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in LOCKDOWNS: LOCKDOWN, for 18 points.
COWKS and WOCKS are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LOCKDOWNS, 14 points each. LOOKS, KNOWS and WOODS will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from LOCKDOWNS, COWK and WOCK tie for first at 13 points. KNOW, DOWN and LOOK are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of LOCKDOWNS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with LO · ending in NS · all 9-letter words
The meaning of LOCKDOWNS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LOCKDOWNS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKDOWNS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 183) | 136 | 183 | 130 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
47 of the 183 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COWKS, WOCKS, COWK, WOCK, SNOWK, DONKOS, KONDOS, KOWS, CLOWS, DONKO, DOOKS, KONDO and 35 more. 6 of the 183 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SKOL, LOCS, OK, LOC, SOC and ONO.