SICKROOM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SICKROOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SICKROOM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SICKROOM is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SICKROOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sickroomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SICKROOM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SICKROOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SICKROOM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SICKROOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A room set aside for someone who is ill, or for the sick at a school or workplace.
At home a sickroom is where a patient rests away from the household, and in a school it is the small room where unwell pupils lie down. The word carries an old-fashioned sense of quiet care.
How SICKROOM is used
Used in domestic, school and nursing contexts.
- The nurse sent him to the sickroom with a fever.
- She kept the sickroom dim and quiet.
- Fresh flowers brightened the sickroom.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SICKROOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SICKROOM
1 longer words begin with SICKROOM.
Shorter words from the letters in SICKROOM
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Common questions about SICKROOM
- Is SICKROOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SICKROOM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SICKROOM worth?
- SICKROOM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SICKROOM mean?
- A room set aside for someone who is ill, or for the sick at a school or workplace.
- What letters can be added to SICKROOM?
- SICKROOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SICKROOM:
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