Is PRICKLINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRICKLINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRICKLINESSES mean?
Pricklinesses is a form of PRICKLINESS.
- noun
the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 PRICKLINESSES
PRICKLINESSES 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 PRICKLINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pickinesses19
- prickliness19
- pincerlike18
- princelike18
- silkscreens17
- pickerels17
- pickiness17
- ickinesses16
- sickliness16
- silkscreen16
- slickeners16
- epiclike16
- pickeers16
- pickerel16
- picklers16
- prickles16
- speckier16
- speckles16
- perkiness15
- peskiness15
- sickeners15
- slickener15
- slickness15
- spikiness15
- spinelike15
- sprinkles15
- peckers15
- peckier15
- pickeer15
- pickers15
- pickier15
- pickler15
- pickles15
- prickle15
- speckle15
- crispiness14
- eclipsises14
- princesses14
- clinkers14
- crinkles14
- ickiness14
- kinesics14
- neckless14
- pinelike14
- plinkers14
- plinkier14
- pliskies14
- reckless14
- sickener14
- sicklier14
- sicklies14
- sickness14
- slickens14
- slickers14
- snickers14
- sprinkle14
- pecker14
- picker14
- pickle14
- pricks14
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