SICKIE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SICKIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SICKIE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SICKIE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SICKIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sickiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SICKIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SICKIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does SICKIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritishAustralian
A day of absence from work claimed as illness when the worker is not truly unwell.
In British, Australian and New Zealand speech, to throw a sickie means to phone in ill and take a free day. Employers often notice that sickies cluster around holidays, big sporting events and long weekends. The word is mildly humorous and rarely used in formal reports. In some places it also names a person thought to be mentally disturbed, but that use is rude and best avoided.
How SICKIE is used
Informal; usually in the phrase throw a sickie or pull a sickie.
- He threw a sickie on the day of the big match.
- Half the office seemed to pull a sickie after the long weekend.
- Her boss suspected the sickie was just a day at the beach.
- Taking a sickie is not something she would ever do.
- The company tracks every sickie to spot patterns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SICKIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SICKIE
1 longer words begin with SICKIE.
Shorter words from the letters in SICKIE
Common questions about SICKIE
- Is SICKIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SICKIE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SICKIE worth?
- SICKIE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SICKIE mean?
- A day of absence from work claimed as illness when the worker is not truly unwell.
- What letters can be added to SICKIE?
- SICKIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SICKIE:
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