STICKUP is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. STICKUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STICKUP?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STICKUP is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STICKUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stickupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STICKUP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STICKUP, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does STICKUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A robbery in which the thief threatens victims with a gun.
Stickup is a slang term from crime reporting and old films. The name comes from the order to put your hands up. Police reports use more formal words, but stickup remains common in fiction.
How STICKUP is used
Stickup is informal and mostly American, used for armed holdups.
- The clerk was shaken after the stickup at the corner shop.
- Two men planned a stickup outside the bank.
- The detective had solved a dozen stickup cases.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STICKUP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STICKUP
The 7 tiles of STICKUP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STICKUP
1 longer words begin with STICKUP.
Shorter words from the letters in STICKUP
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Common questions about STICKUP
- Is STICKUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STICKUP, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STICKUP worth?
- STICKUP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STICKUP mean?
- A robbery in which the thief threatens victims with a gun.
- What letters can be added to STICKUP?
- STICKUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STICKUP:
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