THICKY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. THICKY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept THICKY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THICKY is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THICKY
No single letter turns THICKY into another word.
How THICKY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THICKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about THICKY
- THICKY 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
Shorter words from the letters in THICKY
Common questions about THICKY
- Is THICKY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and THICKY is not in it.
- How many points is THICKY worth?
- THICKY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THICKY?
- No single letter can be added to THICKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THICKY:
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