PANICKY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PANICKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PANICKY?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANICKY is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANICKY
No single letter turns PANICKY into another word.
How PANICKY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PANICKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does PANICKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Feeling or showing sudden, uncontrolled fear.
Someone panicky tends to react too fast and think too little, so the word often suggests poor judgement as well as fear. A panicky voice, crowd or decision are all common pairings.
How PANICKY is used
Panicky describes people, voices and reactions marked by nervous alarm.
- He sounded panicky on the phone and could barely speak.
- A panicky shopper knocked over the whole display.
- Try not to feel panicky before the exam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANICKY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PANICKY
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Common questions about PANICKY
- Is PANICKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANICKY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANICKY worth?
- PANICKY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANICKY mean?
- Feeling or showing sudden, uncontrolled fear.
- What letters can be added to PANICKY?
- No single letter can be added to PANICKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PANICKY:
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