WICKIUP is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. WICKIUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WICKIUP?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WICKIUP is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WICKIUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wickiupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WICKIUP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WICKIUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What does WICKIUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hut with an oval frame covered with brush, grass, or mats, used by nomadic peoples of North America.
A wickiup was quick to build and easy to abandon, which suited groups that moved often. The word comes from Native American languages and is sometimes spelled wikiup or wickyup.
How WICKIUP is used
Used in historical and anthropological writing about the American Southwest and the wickiup.
- The museum has a model of a wickiup made of brush.
- They slept in a wickiup covered with woven grass.
- Each wickiup could be built in a single day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WICKIUP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WICKIUP
1 longer words begin with WICKIUP.
Shorter words from the letters in WICKIUP
Common questions about WICKIUP
- Is WICKIUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WICKIUP, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WICKIUP worth?
- WICKIUP is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WICKIUP mean?
- A hut with an oval frame covered with brush, grass, or mats, used by nomadic peoples of North America.
- What letters can be added to WICKIUP?
- WICKIUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WICKIUP:
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