Is DELICACY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DELICACY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DELICACY mean?
- noun
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
“the daintiness of her touch”
- noun
something considered choice to eat
- noun
refined taste; tact
- noun
smallness of stature
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 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 DELICACY
DELICACY 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 DELICACY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cycled14
- cicely13
- cycad13
- acidly12
- clayed12
- cycle12
- acidy11
- decay11
- dicey11
- yclad11
- celiac10
- cicale10
- lacey10
- lycea10
- cecal9
- daily9
- delay9
- layed9
- leady9
- yield9
- acyl9
- clay9
- lacy9
- alcid8
- clade8
- decal8
- laced8
- ceca8
- idly8
- idyl8
- lady8
- yald8
- yeld8
- cay8
- icy8
- ileac7
- aced7
- acid7
- cade7
- cadi7
- caid7
- cedi7
- clad7
- dace7
- dice7
- iced7
- day7
- dey7
- dye7
- ailed6
- ideal6
- alec6
- ceil6
- lace6
- laic6
- lice6
- aye6
- cad6
- lay6
- ley6
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