Is PRICKLIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRICKLIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRICKLIEST mean?
Prickliest is a form of PRICKLY.
- adjective
very irritable
“bristly exchanges between the White House and the press”
- adjective
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
“a horse with a short bristly mane”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 PRICKLIEST
PRICKLIEST 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 PRICKLIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prickiest17
- lickspit16
- lipstick16
- pickiest16
- picklers16
- prickets16
- prickles16
- pickers15
- pickets15
- pickier15
- pickler15
- pickles15
- pricket15
- prickle15
- skeptic15
- sicklier14
- stickier14
- stickler14
- strickle14
- ticklers14
- ticklier14
- trickles14
- picker14
- picket14
- pickle14
- pricks14
- ekistic13
- ickiest13
- lickers13
- pliskie13
- rickets13
- skelpit13
- slicker13
- spikier13
- sticker13
- stickie13
- stickle13
- tickers13
- tickler13
- tickles13
- trickie13
- trickle13
- pecks13
- picks13
- prick13
- speck13
- perlitic12
- picrites12
- priciest12
- clerks12
- ickers12
- ickier12
- licker12
- pikers12
- sicker12
- sickie12
- sickle12
- spiker12
- strick12
- ticker12
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