YOICKSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. YOICKSES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept YOICKSES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YOICKSES is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YOICKSES
No single letter turns YOICKSES into another word.
How YOICKSES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in YOICKSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YOICKSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does YOICKSES mean in Scrabble?
YOICKSES is the present-tense form of YOICKS used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in YOICKSES
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Common questions about YOICKSES
- Is YOICKSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YOICKSES is not in it.
- How many points is YOICKSES worth?
- YOICKSES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to YOICKSES?
- No single letter can be added to YOICKSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of YOICKSES:
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