SICKNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SICKNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SICKNESS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SICKNESS is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SICKNESS
No single letter turns SICKNESS into another word.
How SICKNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SICKNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SICKNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SICKNESS
- SICKNESS 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 starting with SICKNESS
1 longer words begin with SICKNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SICKNESS
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Common questions about SICKNESS
- Is SICKNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SICKNESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SICKNESS worth?
- SICKNESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SICKNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SICKNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SICKNESS:
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