BULKY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BULKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BULKY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BULKY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BULKY
No single letter turns BULKY into another word.
How BULKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BULKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
What does BULKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Large in size or shape and therefore awkward to carry, store or move.
A bulky parcel takes up far more space than its weight alone would suggest, which is why couriers often charge extra for it. Furniture, winter coats and packed suitcases are all commonly described as bulky because their shape rather than their weight causes the trouble. The word points to volume and clumsiness of form more than to sheer heaviness.
How BULKY is used
Common in everyday speech about luggage, furniture, clothing and shipping.
- The bulky package barely fit through the doorway.
- He wore a bulky coat against the winter wind.
- Moving the bulky sofa took three people.
- Her backpack looked bulky after she packed the tent.
- The courier charged more for the bulky box.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BULKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in BULKY
1 words end in BULKY. Useful as a back hook: play BULKY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BULKY
Common questions about BULKY
- Is BULKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BULKY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BULKY worth?
- BULKY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BULKY mean?
- Large in size or shape and therefore awkward to carry, store or move.
- What letters can be added to BULKY?
- No single letter can be added to BULKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BULKY:
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