Yes. TSKS is a valid word.
TSKS is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
TSKS is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About TSKS
TSKS is a form of TSK, the tongue click of disapproval: as a verb, she tsks at the mess; as a plural, several tsks. It has no vowels, using a T, an S, a K and another S, and the K is worth 5 points. If TSK is already on the board, an S on the end makes TSKS. It is a word that sounds made up, which is exactly why it wins challenges. It is a quiet word for the table, the sound a player makes at an opponent's lucky draw.
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TSKS scores 8 points
Before any bonus squares: T 1 + S 1 + K 5 + S 1 = 8. On a double-word square that's 16, on a triple-word 24, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: TSKS as the first play
Later in the game, put the K on a 3L square and TSKS is worth 18 before any word bonus.
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of TSKS and these are still words:
- ASKSform of ASK: make a request or demand for something to somebody
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters T, S, K and S.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
TSKS + U
- TUSKSform of TUSK: a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
Memory tip
TSKS is a form of TSK, the clicking sound of disapproval. Four tiles, no vowels.
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.