HULKY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HULKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HULKY?
| 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 HULKY 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 HULKY
No single letter turns HULKY into another word.
How HULKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HULKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
What does HULKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Large, heavy, and clumsy in build or shape; hulking.
Hulky describes something or someone of great bulk that seems awkward or ungainly because of its size. It is often used for a large, sturdy build in a person, or for an object that is unwieldy to move or handle. The word functions much like hulking, though it appears less frequently in modern writing.
How HULKY is used
Somewhat old-fashioned; hulking is now the more common equivalent in everyday speech.
- The hulky wardrobe barely fit through the narrow doorway.
- A hulky stranger blocked the entrance to the tavern.
- The old machine looked hulky and out of place in the small workshop.
- His hulky frame made the doorway seem smaller than it was.
- The crate was too hulky for one person to lift alone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HULKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HULKY
Common questions about HULKY
- Is HULKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HULKY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HULKY worth?
- HULKY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HULKY mean?
- Large, heavy, and clumsy in build or shape; hulking.
- What letters can be added to HULKY?
- No single letter can be added to HULKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HULKY:
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