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
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
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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