Is THICKENER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THICKENER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THICKENER mean?
- noun
any material used to thicken
“starch is used in cooking as a thickening”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 18 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 THICKENER
Single letters that turn THICKENER 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
Words you can make from THICKENER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kitchen16
- thicken16
- thicker16
- hicker15
- rethink14
- thinker14
- cheek14
- chink14
- chirk14
- kench14
- ketch14
- thick14
- necktie13
- heck13
- hick13
- cithern12
- cithren12
- erethic12
- etheric12
- heretic12
- techier12
- necker12
- nicker12
- ticker12
- hiker12
- kithe12
- think12
- kernite11
- cither11
- enrich11
- etcher11
- ethnic11
- incher11
- richen11
- techie11
- thence11
- thrice11
- trench11
- creek11
- icker11
- trick11
- hike11
- khet11
- kith11
- neither10
- therein10
- reknit10
- tinker10
- cheer10
- chert10
- chine10
- ethic10
- hence10
- niche10
- retch10
- tench10
- neck10
- nick10
- reck10
- rick10
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