SMICKLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. SMICKLY 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SMICKLY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMICKLY is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMICKLY
No single letter turns SMICKLY into another word.
How SMICKLY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SMICKLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What stands out about SMICKLY
- SMICKLY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SMICKLY
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Common questions about SMICKLY
- Is SMICKLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SMICKLY is not in it.
- How many points is SMICKLY worth?
- SMICKLY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SMICKLY?
- No single letter can be added to SMICKLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SMICKLY:
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