FOSSICK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FOSSICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOSSICK?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOSSICK is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOSSICK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fossicksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOSSICK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FOSSICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does FOSSICK mean in Scrabble?
verb
Australianinformal
To search or rummage for something, especially for gold or gems in old workings.
In Australia a person who fossicks sifts through abandoned diggings or creek gravel hoping to find gold or precious stones. The word is also used loosely for rummaging in a drawer or a cupboard. It suggests patient, hopeful searching rather than serious mining.
How FOSSICK is used
Fossick is mainly Australian and New Zealand speech, used for hobby prospecting and for casual rummaging.
- Tourists fossick for sapphires in the old gravel beds.
- He had to fossick in the shed for the missing spanner.
- The family spent the weekend fossicking along the creek.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOSSICK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOSSICK
6 longer words begin with FOSSICK.
Shorter words from the letters in FOSSICK
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Common questions about FOSSICK
- Is FOSSICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOSSICK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOSSICK worth?
- FOSSICK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOSSICK mean?
- To search or rummage for something, especially for gold or gems in old workings.
- What letters can be added to FOSSICK?
- FOSSICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FOSSICK:
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