Is CRICKETS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRICKETS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRICKETS mean?
Crickets is a form of CRICKET.
- noun
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
- noun
a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
- verb
play cricket
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CRICKETS
CRICKETS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CRICKETS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cricket15
- cricks14
- rickets13
- sticker13
- tickers13
- crick13
- ickers12
- sicker12
- strick12
- ticker12
- tricks12
- cretics11
- icker11
- recks11
- ricks11
- stick11
- ticks11
- trick11
- cercis10
- cretic10
- kiters10
- strike10
- trikes10
- icks10
- reck10
- rick10
- sick10
- tick10
- cerci9
- ceric9
- circs9
- keirs9
- kiers9
- kiter9
- kites9
- siker9
- skier9
- skirt9
- skite9
- stirk9
- tikes9
- treks9
- trike9
- ick9
- citers8
- recits8
- steric8
- trices8
- irks8
- keir8
- kier8
- kirs8
- kist8
- kite8
- kits8
- kris8
- risk8
- sike8
- skit8
- tike8
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