STICKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. STICKLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STICKLE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STICKLE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STICKLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STICKLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STICKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What stands out about STICKLE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STICKLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To argue or insist stubbornly about a small point.
You stickle over details that others find trivial, such as a comma or a price. It is usually followed by about or over. A stickler is the person who does so, with the noun being more common today.
How STICKLE is used
Stickle is used with over or about and sounds slightly old-fashioned.
- They stickle over every comma in the contract.
- Do not stickle about the price.
- The committee began to stickle over wording.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STICKLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STICKLE
The 7 tiles of STICKLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with STICKLE
8 longer words begin with STICKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in STICKLE
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Common questions about STICKLE
- Is STICKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STICKLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STICKLE worth?
- STICKLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STICKLE mean?
- To argue or insist stubbornly about a small point.
- What letters can be added to STICKLE?
- STICKLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STICKLE:
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