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
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
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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