GOOKY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. GOOKY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept GOOKY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOOKY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOOKY
No single letter turns GOOKY into another word.
How GOOKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GOOKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 448,140.
What does GOOKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Sticky and messy, like a thick, half-set substance.
Gooky describes anything wet, thick, and unpleasant to touch, from half-dried paint to melted chocolate left in a warm car. The word is built from goo plus the common adjective ending y, the same pattern seen in words like sticky or gunky. It usually carries a mildly negative note, suggesting a mess that clings to fingers or surfaces rather than a texture anyone sought out on purpose. Cooks, parents, and anyone cleaning up after children reach for gooky when a slimy or sticky mess covers the situation too plainly.
How GOOKY is used
Informal, describing an unpleasantly sticky or messy texture.
- The glue left a gooky residue on the table.
- Her hands were gooky after handling the melted chocolate.
- A gooky mess had spread across the counter overnight.
- The paint turned gooky before it dried properly.
- He wiped the gooky substance off the doorknob.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOOKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GOOKY
Common questions about GOOKY
- Is GOOKY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GOOKY is not in it.
- How many points is GOOKY worth?
- GOOKY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOOKY mean?
- Sticky and messy, like a thick, half-set substance.
- What letters can be added to GOOKY?
- No single letter can be added to GOOKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GOOKY:
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