Unscramble DETICKS and you have 146 words, DETICKS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 14 points: STICKED. The 7 letters split into 2 vowels and 5 consonants. DETICKS as a single 7-tile play makes 64 in Scrabble, 14 plus the 50 bonus, and 50 in Words With Friends (15 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DETICKS by length: 2 with 7 letters, 7 with 6, 29 with 5, 58 with 4, 37 with 3 and 13 with 2.
DECKS and DICKS are the top 5-letter words from DETICKS, 12 points each. STICK, CITED and EDITS will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DETICKS, DECK and DICK tie for first at 11 points. SITE, SIDE and KIDS are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DETICKS, ICK leads with 9 points, then KED and KID on 8. ITS, SET and KIT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DETICKS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with DE · ending in KS · all 7-letter words
What DETICKS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DETICKS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETICKS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 146) | 112 | 146 | 99 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
34 of the 146 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: KISTED, KEDS, CIDES, DICTS, EIKS, KED, KEST, KETS, SEIK, SEKT, SKET, TICED and 22 more. 13 of the 146 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ICKS, CISTED, SKED, ETICS, KIS, KI, TECS, DESI, TEC, EDS, EST, TES and 1 more.
These 8 words take every letter of DETICKS plus a single extra one.