RICKETY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. RICKETY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RICKETY?
| 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 RICKETY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RICKETY
No single letter turns RICKETY into another word.
How RICKETY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RICKETY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does RICKETY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Poorly made or worn out and likely to fall apart.
Rickety is usually said of furniture, stairs, bridges and old vehicles that wobble when used. It carries a slightly humorous or anxious tone, and it can also describe a weak plan.
How RICKETY is used
Rickety is an everyday descriptive word for shaky structures and objects.
- We crossed the river on a rickety wooden bridge.
- The rickety chair creaked under his weight.
- Their rickety old truck barely made it up the hill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RICKETY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RICKETY
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Common questions about RICKETY
- Is RICKETY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RICKETY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RICKETY worth?
- RICKETY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RICKETY mean?
- Poorly made or worn out and likely to fall apart.
- What letters can be added to RICKETY?
- No single letter can be added to RICKETY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RICKETY:
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