TWITCHY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. TWITCHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TWITCHY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TWITCHY is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TWITCHY
No single letter turns TWITCHY into another word.
How TWITCHY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TWITCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,411 thousand.
What stands out about TWITCHY
- TWITCHY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TWITCHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Nervous, jumpy, or given to sudden small movements.
Twitchy describes someone who cannot stay still, often from worry or too much coffee. It can also describe a machine or a market that reacts too sharply to small changes.
How TWITCHY is used
Informal; twitchy is used for people, animals, and sensitive things.
- He grew twitchy as the deadline came closer.
- The horse was twitchy after the loud noise.
- Investors were twitchy about the news.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TWITCHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TWITCHY
Common questions about TWITCHY
- Is TWITCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TWITCHY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TWITCHY worth?
- TWITCHY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TWITCHY mean?
- Nervous, jumpy, or given to sudden small movements.
- What letters can be added to TWITCHY?
- No single letter can be added to TWITCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TWITCHY:
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