locked

/lɑkt/
adjective

Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 4 meanings

  1. Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.

    “A locked door barred the way.”

  2. Protected by a mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.

    “You can't delete a locked computer file.”

  3. Very drunk.

  4. Bound to a carrier.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

* (drunk): Perhaps from airlocked.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
drunkdedicateddreadlocked
Opposite
unlocked

LOCKED at a glance

LOCKED has 6 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (L 1 + O 1 + C 3 + K 5 + E 1 + D 2) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,370 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with locked

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • LOOKED11
  • LOCKER12
  • LACKED13
  • ROCKED13
  • MOCKED15
  • LICKED13
  • DOCKED14
  • LOCKET12
  • LUCKED13
  • SOCKED13
  • POCKED15
  • HOCKED16
  • NOCKED13
  • BOCKED15
  • LOCOED9
  • TOCKED13
  • YOCKED16

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