BESTICKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. BESTICKS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3e1s1t1i1c3k5s1
Depends on the listBESTICKS · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BESTICKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful BESTICKS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESTICKS
No single letter turns BESTICKS into another word.
How BESTICKS scores
Scrabble b3e1s1t1i1c3k5s1 16
Words with Friends b4e1s1t1i1c4k5s1 18
Face value of the 8 tiles in BESTICKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BESTICKS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BESTICKS
bestick15 sickest13 bisects11 bekiss12 sticks12 bisect10 skites10 besits8 bestis8 citess8 becks13 bikes11 bisks11 kibes11 sicks11 stick11 ticks11 bices9 kests9 kists9 kites9 sekts9 sikes9 skets9 skies9 skite9 skits9 tikes9 besit7 besti7 bests7 bises7 bites7 cesti7 cists7 cites7 etics7 sects7 sices7 tices7
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Common questions about BESTICKS
- Is BESTICKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BESTICKS is not in it.
- How many points is BESTICKS worth?
- BESTICKS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BESTICKS?
- No single letter can be added to BESTICKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BESTICKS:
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