FIKES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. FIKES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FIKES?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIKES is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIKES
No single letter turns FIKES into another word.
How FIKES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FIKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does FIKES mean in Scrabble?
FIKES is the present-tense form of FIKE used with he, she and it.
Anagrams of FIKES
The 5 tiles of FIKES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FIKES
Common questions about FIKES
- Is FIKES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FIKES is not in it.
- How many points is FIKES worth?
- FIKES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FIKES?
- No single letter can be added to FIKES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FIKES:
Open FIKES in the Word Finder