DICKENS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DICKENS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DICKENS?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICKENS is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICKENS
No single letter turns DICKENS into another word.
How DICKENS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DICKENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does DICKENS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalhumorous
A mild word for the devil, used mainly for emphasis in questions and exclamations.
Dickens turns up in phrases such as "what the dickens" and "the dickens you say", where it adds surprise or irritation without being rude. It is a softened substitute for the devil and has no link to the novelist in this sense.
How DICKENS is used
Dickens is almost always found in fixed expressions like what the dickens.
- What the dickens are you doing up on the roof?
- It hurt like the dickens when I stubbed my toe.
- Where in the dickens did I leave my keys?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICKENS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DICKENS
The 7 tiles of DICKENS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DICKENS
1 longer words begin with DICKENS.
Shorter words from the letters in DICKENS
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Common questions about DICKENS
- Is DICKENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICKENS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICKENS worth?
- DICKENS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICKENS mean?
- A mild word for the devil, used mainly for emphasis in questions and exclamations.
- What letters can be added to DICKENS?
- No single letter can be added to DICKENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DICKENS:
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