lock
Lock can refer to a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed, a strand or cluster of hair, or a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun. As a verb, lock can mean to become rigid or immoveable, become engaged or intermeshed with one another, or hold in a locking position.
Length
4
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
LO
Ends
OCK
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “LOCK” Mean?
lock has 15 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
6 sensesa fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
a strand or cluster of hair
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
Verb
9 sensesfasten with a lock
“lock the bike to the fence”
become rigid or immoveable
“The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise”
hold fast (in a certain state)
“He was locked in a laughing fit”
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place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
“The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend”
“She locked her jewels in the safe”
pass by means through a lock in a waterway
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
Length
4 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
L, O, C, K
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆LOCK has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LOCK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆LOCK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆LOCK uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
LO, OC, CK
Trigrams
LOC, OCK
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