Is RICOCHETS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RICOCHETS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RICOCHETS mean?
Ricochets is a form of RICOCHET.
- verb
spring back; spring away from an impact
“The rubber ball bounced”
- noun
a glancing rebound
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + O (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 16 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 RICOCHETS
RICOCHETS 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 RICOCHETS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- choicest15
- crochets15
- crotches15
- ricochet15
- chicest14
- chicots14
- choicer14
- choices14
- choreic14
- crochet14
- hectics14
- scritch14
- chicer13
- chicos13
- chicot13
- choice13
- choric13
- crotch13
- echoic13
- hectic13
- scorch13
- scotch13
- cortices12
- cithers12
- coheirs12
- hectors12
- heroics12
- ostrich12
- richest12
- rochets12
- rotches12
- tochers12
- torches12
- troches12
- chico12
- chics12
- chocs12
- cerotic11
- ciceros11
- cretics11
- orectic11
- cherts11
- chiros11
- choirs11
- chores11
- cither11
- coheir11
- cosher11
- ethics11
- hector11
- heroic11
- ichors11
- itches11
- ochers11
- ochres11
- orchis11
- rhotic11
- riches11
- rochet11
- rotche11
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