NEEDLESTICK is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 18 points
Yes for Scrabble. NEEDLESTICK is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
n1e1e1d2l1e1s1t1i1c3k5
PlayableNEEDLESTICK · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept NEEDLESTICK?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.55%
Our own measure of how useful NEEDLESTICK is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEEDLESTICK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
needlesticksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEEDLESTICK scores
Scrabble n1e1e1d2l1e1s1t1i1c3k5 18
Words with Friends n2e1e1d2l2e1s1t1i1c4k5 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in NEEDLESTICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEEDLESTICK has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with NEEDLESTICK
1 longer words begin with NEEDLESTICK.
Shorter words from the letters in NEEDLESTICK
slickened16 steedlike14 denticles12 stenciled12 celestine11 telecines11 needliest10 nickeled15 sickened15 stickled15 tickseed15 necklets14 neckties14 kneidels13 seedlike13 silkened13 sklented13 nestlike12 declines11 denticle11 deselect11 licensed11 selected11 silenced11 centiles10 licensee10 telecine10 enlisted9 lintseed9 listened9 neediest9 selenide9 tinseled9 enlistee8 selenite8 cleeked14 clinked14 deckels14 deckles14 deticks14
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Common questions about NEEDLESTICK
- Is NEEDLESTICK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NEEDLESTICK is not in it.
- How many points is NEEDLESTICK worth?
- NEEDLESTICK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEEDLESTICK?
- NEEDLESTICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NEEDLESTICK:
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