LEAKY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LEAKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEAKY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEAKY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEAKY
Front hooks — 1
bleakyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LEAKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LEAKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does LEAKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Allowing liquid, gas or air to escape through a hole, crack or faulty seal.
A leaky object has some flaw in its structure, whether a small crack, a worn seal or a loose joint, that lets its contents seep out gradually rather than all at once. Plumbers deal constantly with leaky pipes and taps, while sailors once feared a leaky hull that let water seep steadily into the vessel. The word leaky has extended figuratively to organisations or systems that let out information they should keep contained, as in a leaky government department. In every sense, leaky implies a slow, ongoing loss rather than a sudden, total failure.
How LEAKY is used
Common in everyday speech, both literally for pipes, roofs and containers, and figuratively for organisations that let information escape.
- The plumber finally fixed the leaky tap in the bathroom.
- Rain came through the leaky roof during the storm.
- The old boat had a leaky hull that needed constant bailing.
- Reporters blamed a leaky department for the early news reports.
- She patched the leaky pipe with tape until help arrived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEAKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEAKY
The 5 tiles of LEAKY in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in LEAKY
1 words end in LEAKY. Useful as a back hook: play LEAKY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in LEAKY
Common questions about LEAKY
- Is LEAKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEAKY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEAKY worth?
- LEAKY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEAKY mean?
- Allowing liquid, gas or air to escape through a hole, crack or faulty seal.
- What letters can be added to LEAKY?
- LEAKY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LEAKY:
Open LEAKY in the Word Finder