TICES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. TICES 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TICES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TICES is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TICES
No single letter turns TICES into another word.
How TICES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TICES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about TICES
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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
Anagrams of TICES
The 5 tiles of TICES in a different order — 3 found.
Words ending in TICES
Showing 24 of 26 words that end in TICES. Useful as a back hook: play TICES onto a word already on the board.
Words with TICES inside
6 words contain TICES in the middle. Words that start with TICES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TICES
Common questions about TICES
- Is TICES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TICES is not in it.
- How many points is TICES worth?
- TICES is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TICES?
- No single letter can be added to TICES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TICES:
Open TICES in the Word Finder