CRIKEY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CRIKEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRIKEY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRIKEY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRIKEY
No single letter turns CRIKEY into another word.
How CRIKEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CRIKEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about CRIKEY
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRIKEY mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informalBritishAustralian
Used to show that you are amazed, alarmed or impressed by something.
Crikey sounds cheerful and old-fashioned, the sort of cry you might hear from a character in a British comedy. It is especially linked with Australian speech in the popular imagination.
How CRIKEY is used
Crikey is a mild, dated exclamation used for comic or friendly effect.
- Crikey, is that the time already?
- He gasped, "Crikey, look at the size of that snake!"
- Crikey, it is cold out here.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRIKEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRIKEY
The 6 tiles of CRIKEY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CRIKEY
Common questions about CRIKEY
- Is CRIKEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRIKEY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRIKEY worth?
- CRIKEY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRIKEY mean?
- Used to show that you are amazed, alarmed or impressed by something.
- What letters can be added to CRIKEY?
- No single letter can be added to CRIKEY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CRIKEY:
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