FLUKY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FLUKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLUKY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLUKY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLUKY
No single letter turns FLUKY into another word.
How FLUKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FLUKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
What does FLUKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Happening by chance rather than through skill or planning.
Fluky describes a result that owes more to luck than to ability, like a shot that goes in off an unlikely bounce. Sailors originally used the word for wind that shifts unpredictably, blowing strongly one moment and dying the next. From that unreliable wind, the sense spread to any outcome that seems accidental rather than earned. A fluky win still counts on the scoreboard, but everyone involved usually admits how little skill was behind it.
How FLUKY is used
This is informal, common in sports and everyday talk about outcomes that owe more to luck than merit.
- It was a fluky goal that bounced off two defenders.
- The sailors complained about the fluky wind all afternoon.
- Her fluky win surprised even her closest friends.
- A fluky bounce of the ball decided the match.
- He shrugged off the victory as entirely fluky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLUKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FLUKY
Common questions about FLUKY
- Is FLUKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLUKY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLUKY worth?
- FLUKY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLUKY mean?
- Happening by chance rather than through skill or planning.
- What letters can be added to FLUKY?
- No single letter can be added to FLUKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FLUKY:
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