DRICE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. DRICE 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DRICE?
| 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 DRICE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dricesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRICE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DRICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about DRICE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 DRICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalrare
An informal short form of dry ice, frozen carbon dioxide used for cooling or special effects.
Drice squeezes dry ice into a single word, keeping the same meaning: solid carbon dioxide that turns straight into a cold, foggy gas rather than melting into liquid. Stage crews, food sellers, and hobbyists use it for cooling or for producing a smoky effect.
How DRICE is used
Informal and rare; standard English keeps dry ice as two words.
- They packed the cooler with drice to keep the fish frozen.
- The stage crew used drice for the fog effect.
- Handle drice carefully, since it can burn bare skin.
- The ice cream van kept its stock cold with drice.
- A block of drice hissed as it slowly turned to vapour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRICE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DRICE
The 5 tiles of DRICE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with DRICE
1 longer words begin with DRICE.
Words with DRICE inside
4 words contain DRICE in the middle. Words that start with DRICE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DRICE
Common questions about DRICE
- Is DRICE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DRICE is not in it.
- How many points is DRICE worth?
- DRICE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRICE mean?
- An informal short form of dry ice, frozen carbon dioxide used for cooling or special effects.
- What letters can be added to DRICE?
- DRICE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DRICE:
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