ICES is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ICES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ICES?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ICES is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ICES
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ICES scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ICES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does ICES mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
Flavoured frozen desserts, such as sorbets or ice lollies, sold or served in individual portions.
Ices covers cold sweets served in small portions, from fruit-flavoured water ices to choc ices sold at cinemas and fairs. A stall offering ices lets a customer choose a flavour served in a tub or on a stick.
How ICES is used
Mainly British; used for the desserts themselves rather than for frozen water in general.
- The children queued at the van for ices on the warm afternoon.
- A tray of fruit ices stood ready at the counter.
- He sold ices from a small cart on the promenade.
- The cinema still offers choc ices during the interval.
- She remembered buying ices there as a child.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ICES and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ICES
The 4 tiles of ICES in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ICES
4 longer words begin with ICES.
Words ending in ICES
Showing 24 of 218 words that end in ICES. Useful as a back hook: play ICES onto a word already on the board.
Words with ICES inside
12 words contain ICES in the middle. Words that start with ICES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ICES
Common questions about ICES
- Is ICES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ICES, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ICES worth?
- ICES is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ICES mean?
- Flavoured frozen desserts, such as sorbets or ice lollies, sold or served in individual portions.
- What letters can be added to ICES?
- ICES takes 7 hooks: 7 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ICES:
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