STICKLEBACK is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. STICKLEBACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 29 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STICKLEBACK?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STICKLEBACK is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STICKLEBACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sticklebacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STICKLEBACK scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in STICKLEBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. STICKLEBACK needs 1 blank tile.
What does STICKLEBACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small spiny-backed fish that lives in fresh or coastal waters and guards a nest built by the male.
Anglers and schoolchildren often meet the stickleback in ponds and streams, where it is easy to net. In spring the male builds a tiny nest and defends it fiercely, which makes the stickleback a favourite subject for studies of animal behaviour.
How STICKLEBACK is used
Stickleback is used in biology lessons, fishing talk and nature writing about small freshwater fish.
- The children caught a stickleback in a jam jar and let it go again.
- A male stickleback chased every intruder away from his nest.
- Each stickleback carries sharp spines along its back for defence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STICKLEBACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STICKLEBACK
1 longer words begin with STICKLEBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in STICKLEBACK
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Common questions about STICKLEBACK
- Is STICKLEBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STICKLEBACK, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STICKLEBACK worth?
- STICKLEBACK is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STICKLEBACK mean?
- A small spiny-backed fish that lives in fresh or coastal waters and guards a nest built by the male.
- What letters can be added to STICKLEBACK?
- STICKLEBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of STICKLEBACK:
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