Is DICKENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DICKENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DICKENS mean?
- noun
a word used in exclamations of confusion
“what the devil”
- noun
English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 14 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 DICKENS
DICKENS 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.
Anagrams of DICKENS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DICKENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- snicked14
- nicked13
- sicked13
- sicken12
- decks12
- dicks12
- necks11
- nicks11
- sneck11
- snick11
- deck11
- dick11
- dikes10
- dinks10
- inked10
- kinds10
- skied10
- icks10
- neck10
- nick10
- sick10
- kines9
- skein9
- desk9
- dike9
- dink9
- disk9
- kids9
- kind9
- sked9
- skid9
- ick9
- cedis8
- dices8
- scend8
- inks8
- kens8
- kine8
- kins8
- sike8
- sink8
- skin8
- kid8
- cines7
- since7
- cedi7
- dice7
- disc7
- iced7
- ink7
- ken7
- kin7
- kis7
- ski7
- dines6
- nides6
- snide6
- cine6
- ices6
- nice6
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