FICKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FICKLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FICKLE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FICKLE is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FICKLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FICKLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FICKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does FICKLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Changing often and without warning, especially in loyalty or affection.
A fickle friend drops plans on a whim, and fickle weather turns from sun to storm in an hour. The word suggests that nothing can be counted on to stay the same.
How FICKLE is used
Fickle is applied to people, moods, weather and fortune.
- Fame is fickle and fades quickly.
- The fickle crowd cheered him one day and booed him the next.
- Spring weather is notoriously fickle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FICKLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FICKLE
6 longer words begin with FICKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in FICKLE
Common questions about FICKLE
- Is FICKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FICKLE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FICKLE worth?
- FICKLE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FICKLE mean?
- Changing often and without warning, especially in loyalty or affection.
- What letters can be added to FICKLE?
- FICKLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FICKLE:
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