Is ROWLOCKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ROWLOCKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ROWLOCKS mean?
Rowlocks is a form of ROWLOCK.
- noun
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + L (1) + O (1) + C (3) + K (5) + S (1) = 17 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 ROWLOCKS
ROWLOCKS 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 ROWLOCKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rowlock16
- crooks12
- works12
- cooks11
- corks11
- crook11
- locks11
- rocks11
- socko11
- woks11
- work11
- cowls10
- crows10
- scowl10
- cook10
- cork10
- lock10
- rock10
- sock10
- wok10
- kolos9
- looks9
- rooks9
- sokol9
- cowl9
- cows9
- crow9
- scow9
- colors8
- wools8
- kolo8
- kors8
- look8
- rook8
- skol8
- sook8
- cow8
- color7
- cools7
- locos7
- lows7
- owls7
- rows7
- slow7
- wool7
- woos7
- kor7
- kos7
- cols6
- cool6
- coos6
- cors6
- loco6
- locs6
- orcs6
- rocs6
- low6
- owl6
- row6
- sow6
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