Is INTERLOCKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTERLOCKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTERLOCKING mean?
- adjective
linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
- noun
contact by fitting together
“the engagement of the clutch”
- noun
the act of interlocking or meshing
“an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + O (1) + C (3) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 INTERLOCKING
INTERLOCKING 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 INTERLOCKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clinkering17
- crinkling16
- nickeling16
- nickering16
- reckoning16
- relocking16
- rocketing16
- trickling16
- interlock15
- clerking15
- clinking15
- clonking15
- longneck15
- nickling15
- ringneck15
- rockling15
- tickling15
- tricking15
- trocking15
- relinking14
- tinkering14
- clonkier14
- nektonic14
- ticklier14
- conking14
- corking14
- genlock14
- licking14
- locking14
- necking14
- nicking14
- nocking14
- recking14
- ricking14
- rocking14
- ticking14
- tocking14
- interlink13
- kinglier13
- likening13
- reinking13
- ringlike13
- tinkling13
- tokening13
- clinker13
- crinkle13
- kenotic13
- ketonic13
- kinetic13
- tickler13
- trickie13
- trickle13
- coking13
- reclining12
- recoiling12
- recoining12
- ironlike12
- tinklier12
- erlking12
- inkling12
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