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Is CRICKING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CRICKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CRICKING mean?

Cricking is a form of CRICK.

  1. noun

    a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

  2. noun

    English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)

  3. verb

    twist (a body part) into a strained position

    “crick your neck”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
21
Letters
8

C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 CRICKING

CRICKING 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 CRICKING

The 28 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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