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Is forelock a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word forelock is a Scrabble US word. The word forelock is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Is forelock a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word forelock is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

F4O1R1E1L1O1C3K5

Is forelock a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word forelock is a Words With Friends word. The word forelock is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

F4O1R1E1L2O1C4K5

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8-letter words (1 found)

FORELOCK,

6-letter words (7 found)

COOKER,COOLER,LOCKER,LOOKER,RECOOK,RELOCK,RELOOK,

5-letter words (15 found)

CEORL,CLERK,CLOKE,COLOR,COOER,CROOK,CROOL,FLECK,FLOCK,FLOOR,FORCE,FOREL,FROCK,KLOOF,OCKER,

4-letter words (43 found)

CERO,CLEF,COKE,COLE,COOF,COOK,COOL,CORE,CORF,CORK,EORL,FECK,FLOC,FLOE,FLOR,FOLK,FOOL,FORE,FORK,FROE,KERF,KERO,KOEL,KOLO,KORE,KORO,LOCK,LOCO,LOKE,LOOF,LOOK,LOOR,LORE,OLEO,ORFE,ORLE,RECK,ROCK,ROKE,ROLE,ROLF,ROOF,ROOK,

3-letter words (33 found)

CEL,COL,COO,COR,ECO,ELF,ELK,ERF,ERK,FER,FOE,FOO,FOR,FRO,KEF,KOR,LEK,LOO,LOR,OKE,OLE,OOF,OOR,ORC,ORE,ORF,REC,REF,REO,ROC,ROE,ROK,ROO,

2-letter words (12 found)

EF,EL,ER,FE,KO,LO,OE,OF,OK,OO,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 112 words from forelock according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of forelock

forelock

Etymology 1

From Middle English *forelock, *forelok, from Old English forelocc, equivalent to fore- +‎ lock.

Noun

forelock (plural forelocks)

  1. The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
    • 1734, The Koran: Commonly Called the Alkoran of Mohammed, translated by George Sale, Sura 96, Congealed Blood, [1]
      Doth he not know that GOD seeth? / Assuredly. Verily, if he forbear not, we will drag him by the forelock, / the lying, sinful forelock. / And let him call his council to assistance: / we also will call the infernal guards to cast him into hell.
  2. The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
Synonyms
  • (part of hairstyle): bangs (US), fringe (UK)
  • (part of horse's mane): foretop
Derived terms
  • forelocked
  • forelocking
  • take time by the forelock
  • tug one's forelock, pull one's forelock, touch one's forelock
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English forelok, equivalent to fore- +‎ lock.

Noun

forelock (plural forelocks)

  1. A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.

Verb

forelock (third-person singular simple present forelocks, present participle forelocking, simple past and past participle forelocked)

  1. To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)

Source: wiktionary.org