TIKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. TIKS 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TIKS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TIKS is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIKS
No single letter turns TIKS into another word.
How TIKS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TIKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What stands out about TIKS
- The same 4 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
What does TIKS mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangSouth African
South African slang for crystal methamphetamine.
Tiks comes from tik, a term used across South Africa for the drug in its crystal form, reportedly named after the ticking sound the crystals make when heated on foil. The plural spelling appears mainly in word-game dictionaries rather than everyday writing.
How TIKS is used
South African slang, associated with drug culture; not used in formal writing.
- News reports described a rise in tiks use in the township.
- The clinic runs a programme for people recovering from tiks addiction.
- Police seized a large quantity of tiks during the raid.
- Community workers warned teenagers about the dangers of tiks.
- The documentary followed several young people struggling with tiks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIKS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TIKS
The 4 tiles of TIKS in a different order — 3 found.
Words ending in TIKS
11 words end in TIKS. Useful as a back hook: play TIKS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in TIKS
Common questions about TIKS
- Is TIKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TIKS is not in it.
- How many points is TIKS worth?
- TIKS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIKS mean?
- South African slang for crystal methamphetamine.
- What letters can be added to TIKS?
- No single letter can be added to TIKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TIKS:
Open TIKS in the Word Finder