DUCK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DUCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUCK?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUCK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUCK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUCK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DUCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does DUCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A waterbird with webbed feet and a broad bill.
Duck in cricket, meaning a score of nothing, is short for duck's egg, after the shape of the figure. The cloth called duck is a separate word from Dutch and has nothing to do with the bird.
How DUCK is used
Countable. Also a verb: ducked, ducking.
- A duck out for nothing is named after an egg.
- They ducked under the beam and both hit it anyway.
- The cloth called duck is an unrelated word.
- Two ducks on the pond and eleven on the bank.
- The word duck as a verb means to lower quickly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUCK
Showing 24 of 40 words that begin with DUCK.
Words ending in DUCK
7 words end in DUCK. Useful as a back hook: play DUCK onto a word already on the board.
Words with DUCK inside
11 words contain DUCK in the middle. Words that start with DUCK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DUCK
Common questions about DUCK
- Is DUCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUCK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUCK worth?
- DUCK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUCK mean?
- A waterbird with webbed feet and a broad bill.
- What letters can be added to DUCK?
- DUCK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DUCK:
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