RICY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. RICY 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RICY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RICY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RICY
Front hooks — 1
pricyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RICY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RICY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
Words ending in RICY
1 words end in RICY. Useful as a back hook: play RICY onto a word already on the board.
Words with RICY inside
22 words contain RICY in the middle. Words that start with RICY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RICY
Common questions about RICY
- Is RICY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RICY is not in it.
- How many points is RICY worth?
- RICY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RICY?
- RICY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RICY:
Open RICY in the Word Finder