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tricky

/tɹɪki/•adjective

Tricky is also used as adjective, with meanings including having concealed difficulty.

3 meanings6 lettersScrabble 15

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

CKY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “TRICKY” Mean?

/tɹɪki/

tricky has 3 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

3 senses

not to be trusted

“{'source': 'James Agee', 'text': 'how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is'}”

Synonyms

slippery

having concealed difficulty

“a catchy question”

“a tricky recipe to follow”

Synonyms

catchy

marked by skill in deception

“cunning men often pass for wise”

“a foxy scheme”

“a slick evasive answer”

“sly as a fox”

Synonyms

crafty cunning dodgy foxy guileful knavish slick sly tricksy wily

Word Forms

trickier trickiest

Synonyms for TRICKY

slippery catchy crafty cunning dodgy foxy guileful knavish slick sly tricksy wily

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word tricky with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

not to be trusted

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

T, R, I, C, K, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for tricky.

TRICKY is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 15.

It starts with T and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 17%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using tricky in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

TRICKY has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

TRICKY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

TRICKY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

TRICKY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside tricky.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CCVCCC

Vowel Share

17%

Consonant Share

83%

Bigrams

TR, RI, IC, CK, KY

Trigrams

TRI, RIC, ICK, CKY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for tricky.

TRICKY is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with T and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.