Is THICKENERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THICKENERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THICKENERS mean?
Thickeners is a form of THICKENER.
- noun
any material used to thicken
“starch is used in cooking as a thickening”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 19 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 THICKENERS
THICKENERS 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 THICKENERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sketchier18
- thickener18
- chirkest17
- kitchens17
- resketch17
- sketcher17
- thickens17
- hickest16
- kenches16
- ketches16
- kitchen16
- shicker16
- thicken16
- thicker16
- rethinks15
- thinkers15
- cheeks15
- chinks15
- chirks15
- hicker15
- kirsch15
- kitsch15
- schrik15
- schtik15
- shtick15
- sketch15
- thicks15
- stenchier14
- neckties14
- sickener14
- stricken14
- rethink14
- thinker14
- cheek14
- chink14
- chirk14
- hecks14
- hicks14
- kench14
- ketch14
- thick14
- chestier13
- christen13
- citherns13
- cithrens13
- enriches13
- heretics13
- sithence13
- snitcher13
- trenches13
- neckers13
- necktie13
- nickers13
- rickets13
- snicker13
- sticker13
- tickers13
- hikers13
- kithes13
- shriek13
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