Is THICKEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THICKEN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THICKEN mean?
- verb
make thick or thicker
“Thicken the sauce”
- verb
become thick or thicker
“The sauce thickened”
- verb
make viscous or dense
“thicken the sauce by adding flour”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
7
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + N (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 THICKEN
Single letters that turn THICKEN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of THICKEN
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from THICKEN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kitchen16
- chink14
- kench14
- ketch14
- thick14
- heck13
- hick13
- kithe12
- think12
- ethnic11
- hike11
- khet11
- kith11
- chine10
- ethic10
- niche10
- tench10
- neck10
- nick10
- tick10
- khi10
- chin9
- chit9
- echt9
- etch9
- inch9
- itch9
- tech9
- ick9
- thein8
- thine8
- kent8
- kine8
- kite8
- knit8
- tike8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- hent7
- hint7
- then7
- thin7
- ink7
- ken7
- kin7
- kit7
- cent6
- cine6
- cite6
- etic6
- nice6
- eth6
- hen6
- het6
- hie6
- hin6
- hit6
- nth6
- the6
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