Unscramble LOCKHOUSE and you have 218 words, LOCKHOUSE itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are KLOOCHES and SUCKHOLE, 17 points each. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from LOCKHOUSE split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 3 with 7, 23 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Of the 23 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LOCKHOUSE, 7 score 15 points, the group's best. SCHOOL and CHOOSE are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from LOCKHOUSE; 8 of them share the top score of 14. HOUSE, CLOSE and LOOKS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LOCKHOUSE are led by HECK, HOCK and HUCK, 13 points each. SUCH, LOOK and HOLE are the familiar ones.
4 of 51 3-letter words from LOCKHOUSE tie at 8 points; none scores more. USE, SEC and ELK will look familiar.
Keep every letter of LOCKHOUSE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with LO · ending in SE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SUCKHOLE (17 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts LOCKHOUSE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHOUSE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 218) | 172 | 216 | 150 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 46 of them: LOCKHOUSE, KLOOCHES, HOCKLES, CHOKOS, HOCKLE, KLOOCH, CHOKO, CLOKES, SCHOOLE, CLOKE, KESH, KUEH and 34 more. Words With Friends* skips 22 of them: SUCKHOLE, COHOES, LOCHES, SUKH, CHUSE, COHOE, LOCHE, OCHES, OCHE, HOLOS, OCH, SKOL and 10 more. Scrabble UK skips 2 of them: CHOLOS and CHOLO.
Each word below uses all the letters of LOCKHOUSE and one more.