FINICKY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. FINICKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FINICKY?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FINICKY is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FINICKY
No single letter turns FINICKY into another word.
How FINICKY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FINICKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does FINICKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Fussy about small details or needs, and hard to please.
A finicky eater turns down anything unfamiliar, and a finicky machine needs exact settings to work. The word can also describe a task that demands fiddly care.
How FINICKY is used
Finicky is informal and is sometimes spelled finnicky.
- My cat is finicky and will only eat one brand of food.
- The antique clock is finicky about being moved.
- She was too finicky to accept a crumpled napkin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FINICKY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FINICKY
Common questions about FINICKY
- Is FINICKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FINICKY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FINICKY worth?
- FINICKY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FINICKY mean?
- Fussy about small details or needs, and hard to please.
- What letters can be added to FINICKY?
- No single letter can be added to FINICKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FINICKY:
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