TRICKY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. TRICKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRICKY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRICKY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRICKY
No single letter turns TRICKY into another word.
How TRICKY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TRICKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about TRICKY
- TRICKY 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 TRICKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Difficult to do or deal with, needing care and skill.
A tricky task has hidden problems that catch the careless. The word can also describe a sly person who uses deception to get their way.
How TRICKY is used
Used for awkward problems and, less often, for deceitful people.
- The last question was tricky.
- Parking on a hill is tricky.
- Be careful of that tricky salesman.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRICKY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TRICKY
Common questions about TRICKY
- Is TRICKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRICKY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRICKY worth?
- TRICKY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRICKY mean?
- Difficult to do or deal with, needing care and skill.
- What letters can be added to TRICKY?
- No single letter can be added to TRICKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TRICKY:
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