Is PRICKLINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRICKLINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRICKLINESS mean?
- noun
the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 19 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 PRICKLINESS
PRICKLINESS 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 PRICKLINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pickiness17
- picklers16
- prickles16
- sprinkles15
- pickers15
- pickier15
- pickler15
- pickles15
- prickle15
- clinkers14
- crinkles14
- ickiness14
- kinesics14
- plinkers14
- plinkier14
- pliskies14
- sicklier14
- sicklies14
- slickens14
- slickers14
- snickers14
- sprinkle14
- picker14
- pickle14
- pricks14
- specks14
- clinker13
- crinkle13
- kinesic13
- lickers13
- nickels13
- nickers13
- nickles13
- pinkers13
- pinkier13
- pinkies13
- plinker13
- pliskie13
- sickens13
- sickies13
- sickles13
- slicken13
- slicker13
- snicker13
- spikers13
- spikier13
- pecks13
- picks13
- prick13
- speck13
- crispens12
- eclipsis12
- penicils12
- princess12
- slinkier12
- splicers12
- clerks12
- clinks12
- ickers12
- ickier12
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