Is SHTICKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHTICKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHTICKS mean?
Shticks is a form of SHTICK.
- noun
(Yiddish) a little; a piece
“give him a shtik cake”
- noun
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
“play it straight with no shtik”
- noun
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
“his shtik made us laugh”
- noun
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
“how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + 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 SHTICKS
SHTICKS 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.
Anagrams of SHTICKS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SHTICKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- schtiks16
- kitsch15
- schtik15
- shtick15
- thicks15
- hicks14
- thick14
- shtiks13
- hick13
- sticks12
- kiths12
- shtik12
- schist11
- stichs11
- sicks11
- stick11
- ticks11
- khis11
- kith11
- chits10
- sitch10
- stich10
- icks10
- sick10
- tick10
- khi10
- kists9
- skits9
- chis9
- chit9
- ichs9
- itch9
- ick9
- hists8
- shist8
- shits8
- kiss8
- kist8
- kits8
- skis8
- skit8
- tsks8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- cists7
- hiss7
- hist7
- hits7
- shit7
- sith7
- this7
- kis7
- kit7
- ski7
- tsk7
- cist6
- sics6
- tics6
- his6
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