KICKSHAW is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. KICKSHAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KICKSHAW?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KICKSHAW is to know. It scores 24 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KICKSHAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kickshawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KICKSHAW scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in KICKSHAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KICKSHAW needs 1 blank tile.
What does KICKSHAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A fancy dish or delicacy of little substance, or a showy trinket of little value.
Kickshaw comes from the French quelque chose, meaning something, and once named dainty foreign dishes at a feast. It can equally mean a pretty trifle, the sort of ornament that is admired but never needed.
How KICKSHAW is used
Kickshaw is old-fashioned and now appears mostly in literary or humorous writing.
- The banquet ended with a sugary kickshaw.
- She collected every kickshaw from the market stalls.
- Shakespeare mentions a kickshaw among the dishes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KICKSHAW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KICKSHAW
2 longer words begin with KICKSHAW.
Shorter words from the letters in KICKSHAW
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Common questions about KICKSHAW
- Is KICKSHAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KICKSHAW, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KICKSHAW worth?
- KICKSHAW is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KICKSHAW mean?
- A fancy dish or delicacy of little substance, or a showy trinket of little value.
- What letters can be added to KICKSHAW?
- KICKSHAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of KICKSHAW:
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