KERKY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. KERKY 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KERKY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KERKY is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KERKY
No single letter turns KERKY into another word.
How KERKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KERKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KERKY needs 1 blank tile.
What does KERKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
slangrare
Stupid or foolish, used as a mild insult.
Kerky is an informal way of calling someone or something foolish, without the harsher edge of stronger insults. It appears rarely outside word-game dictionaries and a handful of dialect glossaries, so most speakers will never encounter it in ordinary conversation. Its rarity makes it a familiar high-value tile combination for competitive Scrabble players rather than a word in active daily use.
How KERKY is used
Rare and informal; encountered almost exclusively in word lists rather than in speech or writing.
- He called the plan a kerky idea and refused to join in.
- That was a kerky thing to say in front of everyone.
- She laughed off his kerky excuse for being late.
- The joke was too kerky to take seriously.
- Nobody wanted to follow such a kerky suggestion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KERKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in KERKY
Common questions about KERKY
- Is KERKY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KERKY is not in it.
- How many points is KERKY worth?
- KERKY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KERKY mean?
- Stupid or foolish, used as a mild insult.
- What letters can be added to KERKY?
- No single letter can be added to KERKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KERKY:
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