DUSKY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DUSKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUSKY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUSKY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUSKY
No single letter turns DUSKY into another word.
How DUSKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DUSKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 588,184.
What does DUSKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Dim, shadowy or partly dark, especially describing the fading light of dusk or a deep, muted shade of color.
Dusky most often describes the soft, fading light of early evening, when the sky has darkened but true night has not yet fallen, giving the word its close link to the noun dusk. Writers also use dusky for a color that is deep and slightly muted rather than bright, such as a dusky rose or a dusky green. The word appears more often in descriptive or literary prose than in plain, everyday speech, where darker or dim would usually do. Its gentle, atmospheric quality suits descriptions of landscapes, interiors and evening scenes.
How DUSKY is used
Chiefly literary, used to describe fading evening light or a deep, muted shade of color.
- A dusky glow settled over the fields as the sun went down.
- She painted the walls a dusky shade of blue.
- The garden looked mysterious in the dusky evening light.
- He described the room's dusky corners in careful detail.
- The photograph captured the dusky hour just before nightfall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUSKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DUSKY
Common questions about DUSKY
- Is DUSKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUSKY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUSKY worth?
- DUSKY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUSKY mean?
- Dim, shadowy or partly dark, especially describing the fading light of dusk or a deep, muted shade of color.
- What letters can be added to DUSKY?
- No single letter can be added to DUSKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DUSKY:
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