Is THICKENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THICKENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THICKENS mean?
Thickens is a form of THICKEN.
- 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
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 17 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 THICKENS
THICKENS 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 THICKENS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from THICKENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kitchens17
- hickest16
- kitchen16
- thicken16
- chinks15
- kitsch15
- schtik15
- shtick15
- sketch15
- thicks15
- chink14
- hecks14
- hicks14
- kench14
- ketch14
- thick14
- kithes13
- thinks13
- heck13
- hick13
- ethnics12
- sthenic12
- sicken12
- hikes12
- khets12
- kithe12
- kiths12
- knish12
- sheik12
- shtik12
- think12
- chines11
- chinse11
- chints11
- ethics11
- ethnic11
- inches11
- itches11
- niches11
- snitch11
- stench11
- necks11
- nicks11
- sneck11
- snick11
- stick11
- ticks11
- hike11
- khet11
- khis11
- kith11
- chest10
- chine10
- chins10
- chits10
- ethic10
- niche10
- sitch10
- stich10
- techs10
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