WICK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WICK?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WICK is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WICK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WICK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does WICK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strip of material that draws fuel to a flame.
Wick as a place-name ending is a different word, from a Latin term for a village, which is why Warwick and Gatwick have nothing to do with candles. The verb about drawing moisture away is twentieth-century.
How WICK is used
Countable. Also a verb about drawing moisture.
- The wick needs trimming or the lamp will smoke.
- The word wick in a place name is a different one entirely.
- A fabric that wicks moisture keeps the skin dry.
- Two wicks in one candle burn faster than one.
- Warwick and Gatwick contain the other wick.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WICK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WICK
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with WICK.
Words ending in WICK
7 words end in WICK. Useful as a back hook: play WICK onto a word already on the board.
Words with WICK inside
11 words contain WICK in the middle. Words that start with WICK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WICK
Common questions about WICK
- Is WICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WICK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WICK worth?
- WICK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WICK mean?
- A strip of material that draws fuel to a flame.
- What letters can be added to WICK?
- WICK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WICK:
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