COCKY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COCKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COCKY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COCKY is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COCKY
No single letter turns COCKY into another word.
How COCKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in COCKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,705 thousand.
What does COCKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Overconfident in a way that seems arrogant or disrespectful.
Someone described as cocky shows more self-assurance than the situation calls for, often with a swagger or dismissive attitude toward others. A cocky rookie, for instance, might brag before proving anything.
How COCKY is used
- The cocky young player bragged before the match even started.
- Her cocky grin annoyed the rest of the team.
- He walked in with a cocky swagger that irritated his boss.
- Don't get too cocky after just one win.
- The cocky remark cost him some respect in the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COCKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COCKY
2 longer words begin with COCKY.
Words ending in COCKY
1 words end in COCKY. Useful as a back hook: play COCKY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in COCKY
Common questions about COCKY
- Is COCKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COCKY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COCKY worth?
- COCKY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COCKY mean?
- Overconfident in a way that seems arrogant or disrespectful.
- What letters can be added to COCKY?
- No single letter can be added to COCKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of COCKY:
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