STICKINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. STICKINESS 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 STICKINESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STICKINESS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STICKINESS
No single letter turns STICKINESS into another word.
How STICKINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in STICKINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STICKINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STICKINESS
- STICKINESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STICKINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of clinging to a surface or to other things.
Stickiness is what glue, syrup and wet paint have in common. In business slang it also describes how well a website keeps visitors coming back.
How STICKINESS is used
Stickiness is used for physical adhesion and, figuratively, for holding attention.
- The stickiness of the tape faded after a week.
- Honey's stickiness made the jar hard to clean.
- Designers aim for stickiness so users return daily.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STICKINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STICKINESS
1 longer words begin with STICKINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in STICKINESS
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Common questions about STICKINESS
- Is STICKINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STICKINESS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STICKINESS worth?
- STICKINESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STICKINESS mean?
- The quality of clinging to a surface or to other things.
- What letters can be added to STICKINESS?
- No single letter can be added to STICKINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of STICKINESS:
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