WICKYUP is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. WICKYUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WICKYUP?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WICKYUP is to know. It scores 21 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WICKYUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wickyupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WICKYUP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WICKYUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,791 thousand.
What does WICKYUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A hut with an oval frame covered with brushwood, grass or mats, used by some Native American peoples.
A wickyup was a light, quick-to-build shelter of the dry south-west, made by bending poles and thatching them. The word is sometimes extended to any crude hut.
How WICKYUP is used
Used in North American history and ethnography; wickiup is a common variant.
- The family slept in a wickyup built of willow poles and grass.
- A wickyup is easy to rebuild when the camp moves.
- The museum displays a full-size wickyup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WICKYUP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WICKYUP
1 longer words begin with WICKYUP.
Shorter words from the letters in WICKYUP
Common questions about WICKYUP
- Is WICKYUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WICKYUP, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WICKYUP worth?
- WICKYUP is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WICKYUP mean?
- A hut with an oval frame covered with brushwood, grass or mats, used by some Native American peoples.
- What letters can be added to WICKYUP?
- WICKYUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WICKYUP:
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