Is SILICA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILICA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SILICA worth?

SILICA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SILICA?

SILICA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

SILICA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points

Yes. SILICA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.

s1i1l1i1c3a1

PlayableSILICA · 6 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF

8points in Scrabble

10points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 114,974odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept SILICA?

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: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.17%

Our own measure of how useful SILICA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SILICA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

silicas9

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SILICA scores

Scrabble s1i1l1i1c3a1 8

Words with Friends s1i1l2i1c4a1 10

Face value of the 6 tiles in SILICA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
s	1	4
i	2	9
l	1	4
c	1	2
a	1	9

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.

Anagrams of SILICA

sialic8

The 6 tiles of SILICA in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with SILICA

silicas9 silicate10 silicated12 silicates11 silicating13

5 longer words begin with SILICA.

Shorter words from the letters in SILICA

cilia7 iliac7 laics7 salic7 scail7 asci6 cals6 lacs6 laic6 saic6 ails4 ilia4 lias4 sail4 sial4 cal5 cis5 lac5 sac5 sic5 ail3 ais3 als3 las3 lis3 sai3 sal3 ai2 al2 as2 is2 la2 li2 si2

Common questions about SILICA

Is SILICA valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILICA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is SILICA worth?: SILICA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to SILICA?: SILICA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SILICA:

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