Is HEARTSICK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEARTSICK is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEARTSICK mean?
- adjective
full of sorrow
- adjective
without or almost without hope
“despondent about his failure”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + S (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) = 18 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 HEARTSICK
HEARTSICK 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 HEARTSICK
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chirkest17
- shackier17
- hackers16
- hackies16
- hickest16
- ricksha16
- shicker16
- thicker16
- charks15
- chirks15
- haceks15
- hacker15
- hackie15
- haicks15
- hicker15
- kirsch15
- kitsch15
- schrik15
- schtik15
- shtick15
- sketch15
- thacks15
- thicks15
- shakier14
- shitake14
- chark14
- chirk14
- hacek14
- hacks14
- haick14
- hecks14
- hicks14
- ketch14
- shack14
- thack14
- thick14
- chariest13
- theriacs13
- cakiest13
- karstic13
- rackets13
- restack13
- retacks13
- rickets13
- stacker13
- sticker13
- tackers13
- tackier13
- tickers13
- hikers13
- kasher13
- kithes13
- rakish13
- shaker13
- shikar13
- shikra13
- shriek13
- shrike13
- hack13
- heck13
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