BUCKET is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BUCKET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUCKET?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUCKET is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUCKET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bucketsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUCKET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUCKET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does BUCKET mean in Scrabble?
noun
An open round container with a handle, used to carry liquids and other loose things.
A bucket is among the most ordinary household tools, made of metal, plastic or wood and used for water, sand, paint or cleaning. The word also names the scoop on a digger and, in computing, a group in which similar items are stored together. In informal speech a bucket of something means a large amount, and the phrase kick the bucket is a well-known idiom for dying.
How BUCKET is used
Everyday English; the figurative uses are informal.
- She filled the bucket at the pump and carried it to the garden.
- A child dug in the sand with a red plastic bucket.
- The rain came down in buckets, so the match was called off.
- The digger lifted a bucket of gravel onto the truck.
- He put the data into a separate bucket before counting it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUCKET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUCKET
9 longer words begin with BUCKET.
Shorter words from the letters in BUCKET
Common questions about BUCKET
- Is BUCKET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUCKET, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUCKET worth?
- BUCKET is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUCKET mean?
- An open round container with a handle, used to carry liquids and other loose things.
- What letters can be added to BUCKET?
- BUCKET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUCKET:
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