c 3 r 1 i 1 c 3 k 5 e 1 t 1 s 1
8 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
noun a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
verb play cricket
originSense 2 is derived from the cinematic metaphor of chirping crickets at night, signaling (otherwise) complete quiet.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- cricket 15
- cricks 14
- rickets 13
- sticker 13
- tickers 13
- crick 13
- ickers 12
- sicker 12
- strick 12
- ticker 12
- tricks 12
- cretics 11