Unscramble CRICKETED and you have 187 words, CRICKETED itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CRICKETED by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 26 with 6, 44 with 5, 60 with 4, 36 with 3 and 12 with 2.
DETICKER is the only one of the 8-letter words made with CRICKETED letters; it scores 15 points.
6 of 26 6-letter words from CRICKETED tie at 13 points; none scores more. CREDIT, DIRECT and TICKER will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CRICKETED is CRICK, 13 points; DRECK on 12 and CREEK on 11 follow. TRIED, CITED and TIRED are everyday picks.
DECK and DICK are the top 4-letter words made with CRICKETED letters, 11 points each. EDIT, DIET and RIDE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CRICKETED, ICK leads with 9 points, then KED and KID on 8. RED, KIT and DIE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CRICKETED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CR · ending in ED · all 9-letter words
CRICKETED first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. CRICKETED is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRICKETED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 187) | 145 | 187 | 135 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TRECKED, RECCIED, RICKET, DECCIE, ERICK, TRECK, DIRKE, EIKED, REKED, DEEK, TEREK, CERTIE and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: RECCED, TICCED, CRED, EEK, RECIT, CERT, CRIT, KI, TEC and TE, 10 in all.