Is PRICKINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRICKINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRICKINGS mean?
Prickings is a form of PRICKING.
- noun
the act of puncturing with a small point
“he gave the balloon a small prick”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 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 PRICKINGS
PRICKINGS 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 PRICKINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pickings17
- pricking17
- picking16
- pigskin14
- ricking14
- sicking14
- spiking14
- pricks14
- crisping13
- piking13
- picks13
- prick13
- griskin12
- pricing12
- risking12
- spicing12
- prinks12
- pick12
- irking11
- skiing11
- nicks11
- pikis11
- pinks11
- prink11
- ricks11
- snick11
- prising10
- spiring10
- ginks10
- kings10
- icks10
- kips10
- nick10
- piki10
- pink10
- rick10
- sick10
- skip10
- icings9
- ricing9
- riping9
- siping9
- spring9
- crips9
- crisp9
- kirns9
- rinks9
- scrip9
- gink9
- king9
- ick9
- kip9
- ricins8
- grips8
- icing8
- piing8
- pings8
- prigs8
- sprig8
- crip8
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