SPICKNEL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPICKNEL 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPICKNEL?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPICKNEL 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 SPICKNEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spicknelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPICKNEL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPICKNEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPICKNEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPICKNEL
- All 8 letters of SPICKNEL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SPICKNEL
1 longer words begin with SPICKNEL.
Shorter words from the letters in SPICKNEL
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Common questions about SPICKNEL
- Is SPICKNEL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPICKNEL is not in it.
- How many points is SPICKNEL worth?
- SPICKNEL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPICKNEL?
- SPICKNEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPICKNEL:
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