COCKSHY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. COCKSHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCKSHY?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCKSHY is to know. It scores 21 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCKSHY
No single letter turns COCKSHY into another word.
How COCKSHY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COCKSHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,059 thousand.
What stands out about COCKSHY
- COCKSHY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COCKSHY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A target for throwing things at in a game, or a person or thing that attracts mocking criticism.
Originally a cockshy was a fairground target for throwing sticks, and the figurative sense grew out of that. Today it mostly turns up in British writing about public figures taking blame.
How COCKSHY is used
British and somewhat dated; used for both the game and the figurative target.
- The minister became a cockshy for every newspaper.
- Children threw balls at the cockshy at the village fair.
- He refused to be the cockshy of the committee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCKSHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in COCKSHY
Showing 40 of 52. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about COCKSHY
- Is COCKSHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCKSHY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCKSHY worth?
- COCKSHY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCKSHY mean?
- A target for throwing things at in a game, or a person or thing that attracts mocking criticism.
- What letters can be added to COCKSHY?
- No single letter can be added to COCKSHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COCKSHY:
Open COCKSHY in the Word Finder