PRICKET is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PRICKET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRICKET?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRICKET is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRICKET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pricketsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRICKET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRICKET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does PRICKET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sharp spike on which a candle is fixed, or a young male fallow deer in its second year.
Pricket has two unrelated senses that share a pointed idea. In churches it is the iron spike that holds a candle upright, while in hunting lore it names a buck with straight, unbranched horns. Context makes it clear which meaning is intended.
How PRICKET is used
Pricket appears in descriptions of candlesticks and in older writing about deer.
- He pressed the candle onto the iron pricket.
- The hunter spotted a pricket among the fallow herd.
- A brass pricket held the tall taper steady.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRICKET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRICKET
1 longer words begin with PRICKET.
Shorter words from the letters in PRICKET
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Common questions about PRICKET
- Is PRICKET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRICKET, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRICKET worth?
- PRICKET is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRICKET mean?
- A sharp spike on which a candle is fixed, or a young male fallow deer in its second year.
- What letters can be added to PRICKET?
- PRICKET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRICKET:
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