SAICS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. SAICS 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SAICS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAICS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAICS
No single letter turns SAICS into another word.
How SAICS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SAICS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 77,456.
What stands out about SAICS
- SAICS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words ending in SAICS
2 words end in SAICS. Useful as a back hook: play SAICS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in SAICS
Common questions about SAICS
- Is SAICS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SAICS is not in it.
- How many points is SAICS worth?
- SAICS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SAICS?
- No single letter can be added to SAICS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SAICS:
Open SAICS in the Word Finder