DICKEY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DICKEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DICKEY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICKEY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICKEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dickeysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DICKEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DICKEY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does DICKEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A detachable false shirt front, or a small extra seat at the back of a carriage or car.
A dickey was a starched piece of linen worn to look like a full shirt under a coat. The same word names the folding rear seat of an old two-seater and, in Britain, the boot of a car.
How DICKEY is used
The word dickey is used in dress history and in older talk about vehicles.
- He wore a stiff white dickey under his jacket.
- The luggage went in the dickey at the back.
- Two children squeezed into the dickey of the roadster.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICKEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DICKEY
3 longer words begin with DICKEY.
Shorter words from the letters in DICKEY
Common questions about DICKEY
- Is DICKEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICKEY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICKEY worth?
- DICKEY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICKEY mean?
- A detachable false shirt front, or a small extra seat at the back of a carriage or car.
- What letters can be added to DICKEY?
- DICKEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DICKEY:
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