Unscramble WRISTLOCKS to get 236 words. WRISTLOCKS itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
W4R1I1S1T1L12O1C34K5S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from WRISTLOCKS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 7, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with WRISTLOCKS letters: WRISTLOCK, for 18 points.
WRICKS tops the 6-letter words from WRISTLOCKS at 15 points; next come SICKOS and SLICKS on 12. STOCKS, TRICKS and STICKS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble WRISTLOCKS; 4 of them share the top score of 14. STOCK, WORKS and STICK are everyday picks.
COWK, WICK and WOCK share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble WRISTLOCKS. WORK, ROCK and RISK are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from WRISTLOCKS, KOW and WOK tie for first at 10 points. ITS, TWO and LOW are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of WRISTLOCKS for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with WR · ending in KS · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by WRICKS (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept WRISTLOCKS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WRISTLOCKS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 236) | 191 | 236 | 168 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COWKS, WOCKS, COWK, WOCK, SCROWLS, KOWS, SCROWL, SCROWS, CLOWS, KOW, SCROW, CLOW and 33 more, 45 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TOCKS, ICKS, SKORTS, TOCK, KORIS, SKOLS, SKORT, KOIS, KORI, OIKS, SKOL, TORICS and 11 more, 23 in all.