BUCK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BUCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUCK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUCK is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 2.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUCK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUCK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BUCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 245,077.
What does BUCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A male deer, rabbit or antelope.
Buck for a dollar is American and probably from buckskin, which served as a unit of trade on the frontier. The verb about a horse throwing its rider is a separate development of the same word.
How BUCK is used
Countable. Also a verb: bucked, bucking.
- A buck in that species has antlers and the doe does not.
- The word buck for a dollar probably comes from buckskin.
- The horse bucked twice and stopped.
- Passing the buck is a third and unrelated sense.
- Two bucks in one enclosure is a fight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUCK
Showing 24 of 92 words that begin with BUCK.
Words ending in BUCK
22 words end in BUCK. Useful as a back hook: play BUCK onto a word already on the board.
Words with BUCK inside
Showing 24 of 46 words that contain BUCK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BUCK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BUCK
Common questions about BUCK
- Is BUCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUCK, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUCK worth?
- BUCK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUCK mean?
- A male deer, rabbit or antelope.
- What letters can be added to BUCK?
- BUCK takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BUCK:
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