What does TICK mean?

Pronunciation
/tɪk/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a metallic tapping sound“he counted the ticks of the clock”
  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”
  4. a light mattress

verb

  1. make a clicking or ticking sound“The clock ticked away”
  2. make a sound like a clock or a timer“the clocks were ticking”
  3. sew“tick a mattress”
  4. put a check mark on or near or next to“Please check each name on the list”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

ticks11ticked13

Anagrams of TICK

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside TICK

5 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

ick9kit7 tic5it2ti2

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Word lists

Questions

Is TICK a valid word in word games?

TICK is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is TICK worth?

TICK is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from TICK?

5 other words, including IT, KIT, TI and TIC.