RICKYARDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. RICKYARDS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
r1i1c3k5y4a1r1d2s1
Depends on the listRICKYARDS · 9 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept RICKYARDS?
| 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: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.11
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.78%
Our own measure of how useful RICKYARDS is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RICKYARDS
Front hooks — 1
brickyardsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RICKYARDS scores
Scrabble r1i1c3k5y4a1r1d2s1 19
Words with Friends r1i1c4k5y3a1r1d2s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in RICKYARDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RICKYARDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RICKYARDS
rickyard18 darcys12 scarry11 karris10 sirkar10 yairds10 cairds9 cardis9 darics9 sircar8 ardris7 rairds7 sirdar7 dicky15 casky14 sicky14 yacks14 dacks12 dicks12 drack12 karsy12 krays12 kyars12 risky12 sarky12 yarks12 yirks12 acidy11 cardy11 carks11 darcy11 racks11 ricks11 saick11 carry10 crays10 darks10 dikas10 dirks10 kadis10
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Common questions about RICKYARDS
- Is RICKYARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RICKYARDS is not in it.
- How many points is RICKYARDS worth?
- RICKYARDS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RICKYARDS?
- RICKYARDS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RICKYARDS:
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