Is SHERLOCKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHERLOCKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHERLOCKS mean?
Sherlocks is a form of SHERLOCK.
- noun
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + O (1) + C (3) + K (5) + S (1) = 18 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 SHERLOCKS
SHERLOCKS 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 SHERLOCKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sherlock17
- shockers17
- chokers16
- hockers16
- shlocks16
- shocker16
- choker15
- chokes15
- hocker15
- shlock15
- shocks15
- rockless14
- koshers14
- choke14
- hecks14
- hocks14
- shock14
- lockers13
- relocks13
- kosher13
- heck13
- hock13
- cholers12
- coshers12
- schorls12
- clerks12
- locker12
- ockers12
- relock12
- hokes12
- holks12
- horks12
- kohls12
- okehs12
- skosh12
- choler11
- chores11
- choses11
- cosher11
- coshes11
- loches11
- ochers11
- ochres11
- schorl11
- clerk11
- cokes11
- corks11
- locks11
- ocker11
- recks11
- rocks11
- socks11
- hoke11
- holk11
- hork11
- kohl11
- okeh11
- chess10
- chore10
- chose10
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