GUCKY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. GUCKY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GUCKY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUCKY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUCKY
No single letter turns GUCKY into another word.
How GUCKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GUCKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,568 thousand.
What does GUCKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalchildish
Covered with or resembling something sticky, slimy or messy.
Something described as gucky feels unpleasantly sticky or slimy to the touch, like mud, glue or spoiled food. The word is casual and mostly used by children or in informal speech about a mess. It carries a mildly disgusted tone rather than a neutral, technical one.
How GUCKY is used
Informal and mildly childish in tone; suited to casual speech rather than formal writing.
- The bottom of the pond felt gucky under her bare feet.
- He wiped the gucky residue off the counter with a rag.
- The old glue had turned gucky and would not hold anymore.
- Nobody wanted to touch the gucky mixture in the bucket.
- Her hands were gucky after digging through the compost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUCKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GUCKY
Common questions about GUCKY
- Is GUCKY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GUCKY is not in it.
- How many points is GUCKY worth?
- GUCKY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUCKY mean?
- Covered with or resembling something sticky, slimy or messy.
- What letters can be added to GUCKY?
- No single letter can be added to GUCKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GUCKY:
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