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What does unlock mean? Is unlock a Scrabble word?

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Is unlock a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word unlock is a Scrabble US word. The word unlock is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

U1N1L1O1C3K5

Is unlock a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word unlock is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

U1N1L1O1C3K5

Is unlock a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word unlock is a Words With Friends word. The word unlock is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

U2N2L2O1C4K5

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6-letter words (1 found)

UNLOCK,

5-letter words (2 found)

CLONK,CLUNK,

4-letter words (11 found)

CLON,CLOU,CONK,LOCK,LOUN,LUCK,LUNK,NOCK,NOUL,OULK,UNCO,

3-letter words (6 found)

COL,CON,KON,LOU,LUN,OUK,

2-letter words (8 found)

KO,LO,NO,NU,OK,ON,OU,UN,

You can make 28 words from unlock according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of unlock

unlock

Etymology

From Middle English unloken, unlouken, onlouken, from Old English onlūcan (“to unlock”), equivalent to un- +‎ lock. Cognate with Dutch ontluiken (“to unlock”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ʌnˈlɒk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ʌnˈlɑk/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /anˈlɔk/
  • Rhymes: -ɒk

Verb

unlock (third-person singular simple present unlocks, present participle unlocking, simple past and past participle unlocked)

  1. (transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
  2. (transitive) To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system.
  3. (transitive, mobile telephony) To configure (a mobile phone) so that it is not bound to any particular carrier.
  4. (transitive) To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge or potential.
  5. (intransitive) To be or become unfastened or unrestrained.
  6. (figurative) To make available.
  7. To undermine something that has control over a situation; to find a way to counter or oppose.

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Noun

unlock (plural unlocks)

  1. The act of unlocking something.

References

  • “unlock”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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