Is THICKNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THICKNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THICKNESS mean?
- noun
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
- noun
indistinct articulation
“judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily”
- noun
used of a line or mark
- noun
resistance to flow
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) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (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 THICKNESS
THICKNESS 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 THICKNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kitchens17
- kitsches17
- thickens17
- hickest16
- kitchen16
- schtiks16
- shticks16
- thicken16
- chinks15
- kitsch15
- schtik15
- shtick15
- sketch15
- thicks15
- knishes14
- chink14
- hecks14
- hicks14
- kench14
- ketch14
- thick14
- chintses13
- snitches13
- sickens13
- sickest13
- kithes13
- sheiks13
- shikse13
- shtiks13
- thinks13
- heck13
- hick13
- chinses12
- ethnics12
- sitches12
- sthenic12
- sicken12
- snecks12
- snicks12
- sticks12
- hikes12
- khets12
- kithe12
- kiths12
- knish12
- sheik12
- shtik12
- think12
- chests11
- chines11
- chinse11
- chints11
- ethics11
- ethnic11
- inches11
- itches11
- niches11
- schist11
- snitch11
- stench11
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