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.
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
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
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.
What does BESTICKS mean in Scrabble?
BESTICKS is the present-tense form of BESTICK used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in BESTICKS
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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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