KILLIKINICK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points

It depends on the list you play by. KILLIKINICK is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept KILLIKINICK?

Word power: 36 / 100

Our own measure of how useful KILLIKINICK is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for KILLIKINICK

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

How KILLIKINICK scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in KILLIKINICK, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KILLIKINICK needs 2 blank tiles.

What stands out about KILLIKINICK

• KILLIKINICK uses the letter K three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
• The letter I appears four times in KILLIKINICK.
• KILLIKINICK begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with KILLIKINICK

1 longer words begin with KILLIKINICK.

Shorter words from the letters in KILLIKINICK

Common questions about KILLIKINICK

Is KILLIKINICK valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KILLIKINICK is not in it.

How many points is KILLIKINICK worth?

KILLIKINICK is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to KILLIKINICK?

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