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Ticks

t 1i 1c 3k 5s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of tick

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does ticks mean?

noun

  1. a metallic tapping sound

    “he counted the ticks of the clock”

    Synonymsticking

  2. any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals

  3. a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

    “as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name”

    Synonymscheck markcheck

  4. a light mattress

verb

  1. make a clicking or ticking sound

    “The clock ticked away”

    Synonymsclick

  2. make a sound like a clock or a timer

    “the clocks were ticking”

    Synonymsticktockticktackbeat

  3. sew

    “tick a mattress”

    Synonymsretick

  4. put a check mark on or near or next to

    “Please check each name on the list”

    Synonymscheckcheck offmarkmark offtick off

Definitions shown for tick, the base form of ticks.

Is TICKS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is TICKS worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
t 1i 1c 3k 5s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
t 1i 1c 4k 5s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
t 1i 1c 4k 5s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
t 1i 1c 3k 6s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in TICKS

Anagrams 1

stick

Hooks for TICKS

Add one letter to the front or back of TICKS to make another word.

Front hooks

sticks

Back hooks

None

Words that end like TICKS

Common words that share the ending -ICKS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

pickskicksnicksbrickstrickshickslickssickswickschicksclicksflicksslicksderricksgimmickslimericksmaverickstoothpicksstickslipsticksdrumsticksyardstickscandlesticks
All words ending in -ICKS

Ticks: quick answers

Is TICKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TICKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TICKS worth?
TICKS scores 11 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ticks mean?
ticks is the plural and third-person singular form of tick, which means “a metallic tapping sound”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TICKS?
You can make 27 shorter words from TICKS, such as SICK, TICK, ICK, KIST. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of TICKS?
TICKS rearranges into STICK.