Is KICKING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts KICKING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is KICKING worth?

KICKING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to KICKING?

KICKING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

KICKING is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points

Yes. KICKING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.

k5i1c3k5i1n1g2

PlayableKICKING · 7 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF

18points in Scrabble

21points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

impossible without blanksodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept KICKING?

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: 57 / 100

57WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.57

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

4.43%

Our own measure of how useful KICKING is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for KICKING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How KICKING scores

Scrabble k5i1c3k5i1n1g2 18

Words with Friends k5i1c4k5i1n2g3 21

Face value of the 7 tiles in KICKING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
k	2	1
i	2	9
c	1	2
n	1	6
g	1	3

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KICKING needs 1 blank tile.

Words starting with KICKING

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1 longer words begin with KICKING.

Shorter words from the letters in KICKING

icing8 kick14 kink12 nick10 gink9 king9 ick9 ink7 kin7 cig6 gin4 ing4 ki6 gi3 in2

Common questions about KICKING

Is KICKING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts KICKING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is KICKING worth?: KICKING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to KICKING?: KICKING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KICKING:

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