TIKIING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. TIKIING 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TIKIING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TIKIING is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIKIING
No single letter turns TIKIING into another word.
How TIKIING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TIKIING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,765 thousand.
What does TIKIING mean in Scrabble?
TIKIING is the -ing form (present participle) of TIKI.
TIKI(noun) — A carved figure, usually of wood or stone, representing an ancestor or deity in Maori and wider Polynesian tradition.
Shorter words from the letters in TIKIING
Common questions about TIKIING
- Is TIKIING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TIKIING is not in it.
- How many points is TIKIING worth?
- TIKIING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TIKIING?
- No single letter can be added to TIKIING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TIKIING:
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