Is SHERLOCK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHERLOCK is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHERLOCK mean?
- noun
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + O (1) + C (3) + K (5) = 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 SHERLOCK
Single letters that turn SHERLOCK into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SHERLOCK
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chokers16
- hockers16
- shocker16
- choker15
- chokes15
- hocker15
- shlock15
- choke14
- hecks14
- hocks14
- shock14
- lockers13
- relocks13
- kosher13
- heck13
- hock13
- cholers12
- clerks12
- locker12
- ockers12
- relock12
- hokes12
- holks12
- horks12
- kohls12
- okehs12
- choler11
- chores11
- cosher11
- loches11
- ochers11
- ochres11
- schorl11
- clerk11
- cokes11
- corks11
- locks11
- ocker11
- recks11
- rocks11
- hoke11
- holk11
- hork11
- kohl11
- okeh11
- chore10
- chose10
- echos10
- loche10
- lochs10
- ocher10
- oches10
- ochre10
- coke10
- cork10
- lock10
- reck10
- rock10
- sock10
- koels9
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