What does LOCK mean?

Pronunciation
/lɑk/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. fasten with a lock“lock the bike to the fence”
  2. keep engaged“engaged the gears”
  3. become rigid or immoveable“The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise”
  4. hold in a locking position“He locked his hands around her neck”
  5. become engaged or intermeshed with one another“They were locked in embrace”
  6. hold fast (in a certain state)“He was locked in a laughing fit”
  7. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape“The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend”
  8. pass by means through a lock in a waterway

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

locks11locked13

Anagrams of LOCK

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside LOCK

2 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

col5 lo2

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Questions

Is LOCK a valid word in word games?

LOCK is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is LOCK worth?

LOCK is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from LOCK?

2 other words, including LO and COL.