ICY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ICY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ICY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ICY is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ICY
Front hooks — 1
ricyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ICY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ICY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What does ICY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Covered with ice, or extremely cold.
Icy does double duty for temperature and for manner, and the second is the stronger: an icy reply is worse than a cold one because it suggests something deliberate. The comparative changes the spelling, which is one of those rules English applies without anybody noticing.
How ICY is used
Before and after the noun. The comparative is icier.
- The road was icy from the bridge onwards.
- She gave an icy answer and left the room.
- An icy wind came straight off the water.
- The steps are icy first and clear by nine.
- His tone went icy and the meeting ended.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ICY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in ICY
10 words end in ICY. Useful as a back hook: play ICY onto a word already on the board.
Words with ICY inside
Showing 24 of 82 words that contain ICY somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ICY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ICY
Common questions about ICY
- Is ICY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ICY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ICY worth?
- ICY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ICY mean?
- Covered with ice, or extremely cold.
- What letters can be added to ICY?
- ICY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ICY:
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