Oarlocks is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 261 anagrams from letters in oarlocks (ackloors).
before 1100; Middle English orlok, Old English ārloc. See oar, lock1
Had he heard something, the low groan of an oarlock, the mumble of a voice?
A faint knock of oarlock was the only sound that disturbed the grave-like stillness.
"We were out on the river and broke an oarlock, Mr. Haskers," replied Dave.
"Let us row down to Ike Rasmer's boathouse and see if he will sell us an oarlock," suggested Roger.
He got up and slapped the oar back into the oarlock and we both rowed hard.
"The three of you may remain here and each write the word 'oarlock' two hundred times," said the second assistant.
But in order to row there must be something against which the oar may rest; so the oarlock (Fig. 4) was invented.
The oar, as though pulled by the water, slipped out of the oarlock and floated away entirely unconcerned.
All of a sudden Swatty's left oar came out of the oarlock and he nearly fell backwards into the bottom of the boat.