CRICKY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CRICKY 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CRICKY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRICKY is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRICKY
No single letter turns CRICKY into another word.
How CRICKY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CRICKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,038 thousand.
What stands out about CRICKY
- CRICKY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CRICKY
Common questions about CRICKY
- Is CRICKY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CRICKY is not in it.
- How many points is CRICKY worth?
- CRICKY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRICKY?
- No single letter can be added to CRICKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CRICKY:
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