RICKSTANDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. RICKSTANDS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RICKSTANDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RICKSTANDS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RICKSTANDS
No single letter turns RICKSTANDS into another word.
How RICKSTANDS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RICKSTANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RICKSTANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RICKSTANDS
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Common questions about RICKSTANDS
- Is RICKSTANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RICKSTANDS is not in it.
- How many points is RICKSTANDS worth?
- RICKSTANDS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RICKSTANDS?
- No single letter can be added to RICKSTANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RICKSTANDS:
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