Is DICKENSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DICKENSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DICKENSES mean?
Dickenses is a form of DICKENS.
- 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
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 DICKENSES
DICKENSES 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 DICKENSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sickened15
- dickens14
- snicked14
- sickees13
- sickens13
- necked13
- nicked13
- sicked13
- enskied12
- skeined12
- sickee12
- sicken12
- snecks12
- snicks12
- decks12
- dicks12
- enskies11
- kineses11
- kissed11
- necks11
- nicks11
- sicks11
- sneck11
- snick11
- deck11
- dick11
- skeens10
- skeins10
- skenes10
- dekes10
- desks10
- dikes10
- dinks10
- disks10
- inked10
- kinds10
- kneed10
- skeds10
- skeed10
- skids10
- skied10
- icks10
- neck10
- nick10
- sick10
- censed9
- cessed9
- deices9
- edenic9
- scends9
- keens9
- kines9
- knees9
- seeks9
- sikes9
- sinks9
- skeen9
- skees9
- skein9
- skene9
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