Is THICKER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THICKER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THICKER mean?
Thicker is a form of THICK.
- adjective
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
“an inch thick”
- adjective
having component parts closely crowded together
“a compact shopping center”
- adjective
relatively dense in consistency
“thick cream”
- adjective
spoken as if with a thick tongue
“the thick speech of a drunkard”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
7
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + R (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 THICKER
THICKER 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 THICKER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hicker15
- chirk14
- ketch14
- thick14
- heck13
- hick13
- ticker12
- hiker12
- kithe12
- cither11
- thrice11
- icker11
- trick11
- hike11
- khet11
- kith11
- chert10
- ethic10
- retch10
- reck10
- rick10
- tick10
- khi10
- kiter9
- trike9
- chit9
- echt9
- etch9
- itch9
- rich9
- tech9
- ick9
- ither8
- their8
- keir8
- kier8
- kite8
- tike8
- trek8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- citer7
- recit7
- recti7
- trice7
- heir7
- hire7
- thir7
- irk7
- kir7
- kit7
- cert6
- cire6
- cite6
- crit6
- etic6
- rice6
- eth6
- her6
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