STRICK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. STRICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRICK?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRICK is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRICK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stricksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRICK scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STRICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about STRICK
- STRICK gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STRICK mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A bunch of hackled flax fibres prepared for drawing out into slivers.
Strick is a term from the flax and fibre trades, where workers gather combed fibre into neat bundles before it is spun. The word is also applied to other bast fibres such as jute. Outside textile history it is almost never met.
How STRICK is used
Technical; found in the history of flax and fibre processing.
- She tied each strick of flax with a twist of string.
- A strick lay ready on the bench for the next step.
- The mill workers counted every strick before it went on.
- He lifted a strick and judged the fibre by touch.
- Each strick was drawn into long slivers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRICK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRICK
The 6 tiles of STRICK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STRICK
7 longer words begin with STRICK.
Shorter words from the letters in STRICK
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Common questions about STRICK
- Is STRICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRICK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRICK worth?
- STRICK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRICK mean?
- A bunch of hackled flax fibres prepared for drawing out into slivers.
- What letters can be added to STRICK?
- STRICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STRICK:
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