ICKY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ICKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ICKY?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ICKY is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ICKY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ICKY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ICKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does ICKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Unpleasantly sticky; distasteful.
Icky is American and probably from a nursery word, and it covers physical stickiness and emotional discomfort alike. That second use is what most speakers now mean when they reach for it.
How ICKY is used
Before and after the noun. Informal.
- An icky film left on the worktop by something.
- The word icky is probably from nursery speech.
- The scene was icky rather than frightening.
- Icky covers stickiness and discomfort alike.
- Two icky moments in an otherwise decent film.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ICKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in ICKY
Showing 24 of 36 words that end in ICKY. Useful as a back hook: play ICKY onto a word already on the board.
Words with ICKY inside
15 words contain ICKY in the middle. Words that start with ICKY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ICKY
Common questions about ICKY
- Is ICKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ICKY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ICKY worth?
- ICKY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ICKY mean?
- Unpleasantly sticky; distasteful.
- What letters can be added to ICKY?
- ICKY takes 7 hooks: 7 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ICKY:
Open ICKY in the Word Finder