INTRICACY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. INTRICACY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTRICACY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTRICACY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTRICACY
No single letter turns INTRICACY into another word.
How INTRICACY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INTRICACY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INTRICACY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INTRICACY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of having many small, closely connected parts that make something hard to follow.
An intricacy can also be a single fine detail inside such a design. People speak of the intricacy of a watch movement, a legal argument or a lace pattern, each time stressing how much fits together.
How INTRICACY is used
Intricacy is used for both physical designs and abstract matters such as plots and rules.
- The intricacy of the carving left visitors speechless.
- Few people grasp the intricacy of the tax code.
- She studied every intricacy of the clock before taking it apart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTRICACY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INTRICACY
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Common questions about INTRICACY
- Is INTRICACY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTRICACY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTRICACY worth?
- INTRICACY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTRICACY mean?
- The quality of having many small, closely connected parts that make something hard to follow.
- What letters can be added to INTRICACY?
- No single letter can be added to INTRICACY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INTRICACY:
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