ICKS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 10 points
Yes for Scrabble. ICKS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept ICKS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ICKS is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 10 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ICKS
Back hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ICKS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ICKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
Anagrams of ICKS
The 4 tiles of ICKS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in ICKS
Showing 24 of 176 words that end in ICKS. Useful as a back hook: play ICKS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ICKS inside
Showing 24 of 87 words that contain ICKS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ICKS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ICKS
Common questions about ICKS
- Is ICKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ICKS is not in it.
- How many points is ICKS worth?
- ICKS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ICKS?
- ICKS takes 10 hooks: 10 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ICKS:
Open ICKS in the Word Finder