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Is crickets a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word crickets is a Scrabble US word. The word crickets is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is crickets a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word crickets is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

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Is crickets a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word crickets is a Words With Friends word. The word crickets is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

CRICKETS,

7-letter words (5 found)

CRETICS,CRICKET,RICKETS,STICKER,TICKERS,

6-letter words (19 found)

CERCIS,CITERS,CRETIC,CRICKS,ERICKS,ICKERS,KITERS,RECITS,RICKET,SCRIKE,SICKER,STERIC,STRICK,STRIKE,TICKER,TRECKS,TRICES,TRICKS,TRIKES,

5-letter words (50 found)

CERCI,CERIC,CERTS,CESTI,CIRCS,CIRES,CITER,CITES,CREST,CRICK,CRIES,CRISE,CRITS,ERICK,ERICS,ETICS,ICERS,ICKER,KEIRS,KIERS,KITER,KITES,RECIT,RECKS,RECTI,REIKS,REIST,RESIT,RICES,RICKS,RITES,SERIC,SIKER,SKIER,SKIRT,SKITE,STICK,STIRE,STIRK,TICES,TICKS,TIERS,TIKES,TIRES,TRECK,TREKS,TRICE,TRICK,TRIES,TRIKE,

4-letter words (65 found)

CERT,CIRE,CIST,CITE,CITS,CRIS,CRIT,EIKS,ERIC,ERKS,ERST,ETIC,ICER,ICES,ICKS,IRES,IRKS,KEIR,KEST,KETS,KIER,KIRS,KIST,KITE,KITS,KRIS,RECK,RECS,REIK,REIS,REST,RETS,RICE,RICK,RISE,RISK,RITE,RITS,SECT,SEIK,SEIR,SEKT,SERK,SICE,SICK,SIKE,SIRE,SITE,SKER,SKET,SKIT,STIE,STIR,TECS,TICE,TICK,TICS,TIER,TIES,TIKE,TIKS,TIRE,TREK,TRES,TRIE,

3-letter words (38 found)

CIS,CIT,EIK,ERK,ERS,EST,ICE,ICK,IKE,IRE,IRK,ITS,KET,KIR,KIS,KIT,REC,REI,RES,RET,RIT,SEC,SEI,SER,SET,SIC,SIK,SIR,SIT,SKI,SRI,TEC,TES,TIC,TIE,TIK,TIS,TSK,

2-letter words (11 found)

ER,ES,ET,IS,IT,KI,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 190 words from crickets according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of crickets

crickets

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪkɪts/
  • Hyphenation: crick‧ets

Etymology 1

Sense 2 is derived from the cinematic metaphor of chirping crickets at night, signaling (otherwise) complete quiet.

Noun

crickets

  1. plural of cricket.
  2. (US, Canada, slang, humorous) Used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases: absolute silence; no communication.
    to hear crickets

See also

  • stridulation

Etymology 2

See Jiminy Cricket.

Interjection

crickets

  1. Expressing mild annoyance or surprise.
    • 1902, George Ade, “The Fable of the Long-range Lover, the Lollypaloozer, and the Line of Talk”, in The Girl Proposition. A Bunch of He and She Fables, New York, N.Y.: R. H. Russell, OCLC 776243245; republished Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Literature House, 1969, OCLC 695700303, page 9:
      "Oh Crickets! I seen you at the The-ayter one Night," she said. "I was there with Ollie Pozozzle of Minneapolis. Me and him come out just behind you. […]"
Derived terms

Swedish

Noun

crickets

  1. indefinite genitive singular of cricket

Source: wiktionary.org