RICKETTSIAS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. RICKETTSIAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RICKETTSIAS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RICKETTSIAS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RICKETTSIAS
No single letter turns RICKETTSIAS into another word.
How RICKETTSIAS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in RICKETTSIAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RICKETTSIAS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RICKETTSIAS mean in Scrabble?
RICKETTSIAS is the plural of RICKETTSIA.
RICKETTSIA(noun) — A tiny bacterium that lives inside living cells and causes diseases such as typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Shorter words from the letters in RICKETTSIAS
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Common questions about RICKETTSIAS
- Is RICKETTSIAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RICKETTSIAS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RICKETTSIAS worth?
- RICKETTSIAS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RICKETTSIAS?
- No single letter can be added to RICKETTSIAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RICKETTSIAS:
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