Locust

/ˈləʊ.kəst/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters

Definition of Locust

noun

Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, (especially) the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria).
A fruit or pod of the carob tree.
Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; the locust tree.
A cicada.
A Mainlander.

verb

To come in a swarm.

Anagrams of Locust

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 6 letters:

Words You Can Make

39 words can be made from the letters in "locust":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

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4-LETTER WORDS

clot cols colt cost cots cult cuts lost lots lout lust oust outs scot scut+4 more

3-LETTER WORDS

col cos cot cut lot out sol sot sou uts

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "locust" and rearranging:

+alocusta talcous

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Rhyming Words

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