Is LOCKSTITCH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LOCKSTITCH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LOCKSTITCH mean?
- noun
machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + O (1) + C (3) + K (5) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) = 21 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 LOCKSTITCH
LOCKSTITCH 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 LOCKSTITCH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cockish18
- schlock18
- schtick18
- chicks17
- chocks17
- chick16
- chock16
- hoicks15
- kitsch15
- schtik15
- shlock15
- shtick15
- thicks15
- chicots14
- clicks14
- clocks14
- hicks14
- hocks14
- hoick14
- shock14
- thick14
- chicos13
- chicot13
- scotch13
- click13
- clock13
- cocks13
- hick13
- hock13
- coltish12
- chico12
- chics12
- chocs12
- holks12
- kiths12
- kohls12
- shtik12
- cock12
- tictocs11
- choils11
- cholis11
- chotts11
- cloths11
- lichts11
- stitch11
- licks11
- locks11
- sicko11
- slick11
- stick11
- stock11
- ticks11
- tocks11
- chic11
- choc11
- holk11
- khis11
- kith11
- kohl11
- colics10
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