Is DETICKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DETICKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DETICKING mean?
Deticking is a form of DETICK.
- verb
free (a pet) of ticks
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + T (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 DETICKING
DETICKING 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 DETICKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decking15
- dicking15
- ticking14
- kinetic13
- detick13
- dickie13
- nicked13
- ticked13
- deking12
- diking12
- kinged12
- deicing11
- kiting11
- deck11
- dick11
- geck11
- identic10
- incited10
- ceding10
- dicing10
- eking10
- inked10
- kited10
- neck10
- nick10
- tick10
- dieting9
- editing9
- ignited9
- citied9
- citing9
- indict9
- dike9
- dink9
- gink9
- kind9
- king9
- ick9
- dieing8
- incite8
- nidget8
- tiding8
- tinged8
- cited8
- edict8
- genic8
- icing8
- kent8
- kine8
- kite8
- knit8
- tike8
- tiki8
- keg8
- kid8
- ignite7
- indite7
- tieing7
- tineid7
- deign7
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