Is DEADLOCKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEADLOCKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEADLOCKING mean?
Deadlocking is a form of DEADLOCK.
- noun
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
“reached an impasse on the negotiations”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + L (1) + O (1) + C (3) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DEADLOCKING
DEADLOCKING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DEADLOCKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deadlock16
- dockland16
- cloaking15
- daglock15
- decking15
- dockage15
- docking15
- goadlike14
- calking14
- clanked14
- clinked14
- cloaked14
- clonked14
- genlock14
- lacking14
- lockage14
- locking14
- nickled14
- dicked14
- docked14
- coleading13
- genocidal13
- cladding13
- coddling13
- decoding13
- doglike13
- godlike13
- kindled13
- caking13
- calked13
- coking13
- conked13
- lacked13
- licked13
- locked13
- nicked13
- nocked13
- codding12
- knaidel12
- leaking12
- linkage12
- calkin12
- cankle12
- deking12
- dinked12
- ganked12
- kaonic12
- kinged12
- nickel12
- nickle12
- caked12
- coked12
- gecko12
- dialoged11
- candied11
- candled11
- cladode11
- clanged11
- clinged11
- codling11
Study DEADLOCKING and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.