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
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
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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