Definition of tricky

"tricky" in the adjective sense

1. slippery, tricky

not to be trusted

"how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee

2. catchy, tricky

having concealed difficulty

"a catchy question"

"a tricky recipe to follow"

3. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily

marked by skill in deception

"cunning men often pass for wise"

"deep political machinations"

"a foxy scheme"

"a slick evasive answer"

"sly as a fox"

"tricky Dick"

"a wily old attorney"

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Quotations for tricky

Men are in general so tricky, so envious, and so cruel, that when we find one who is only weak, we are too happy. [ Voltaire ]

tricky in Scrabble®

The word tricky is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters tricky:

TRICKY
(60)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word tricky

TRICKY
(60)
TRICKY
(57)
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(54)
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(50)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In tricky

TRICKY
(60)
TRICKY
(57)
TRICKY
(54)
ICKY
(51)
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(50)
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(48)
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tricky in Words With Friends™

The word tricky is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters tricky:

TRICKY
(87)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word tricky

TRICKY
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(15)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In tricky

TRICKY
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TRICKY
(75)
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(69)
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TICK
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2 letter words in tricky (1 word)

3 letter words in tricky (7 words)

4 letter words in tricky (4 words)

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tricky + 1 blank (3 words)

tricky + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence tricky

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Words with tricky in them (1 word)

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Word Growth involving tricky

Shorter words in tricky

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Longer words containing tricky

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