LUCK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LUCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUCK?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUCK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUCK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUCK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LUCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does LUCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Success or failure brought about by chance.
Luck came into English from Dutch in the fifteenth century, probably through gambling. English had no single word for the idea before that, which is exactly why the borrowing stuck at once.
How LUCK is used
Uncountable; there is no plural and no verb.
- Bad luck explains less than most people want it to.
- The word luck came into English from Dutch.
- English had no word for luck before the 1400s.
- A run of luck is noticed and a run of skill is not.
- Gambling probably carried luck into the language.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUCK
22 longer words begin with LUCK.
Words ending in LUCK
5 words end in LUCK. Useful as a back hook: play LUCK onto a word already on the board.
Words with LUCK inside
Showing 24 of 31 words that contain LUCK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LUCK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about LUCK
- Is LUCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUCK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUCK worth?
- LUCK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUCK mean?
- Success or failure brought about by chance.
- What letters can be added to LUCK?
- LUCK takes 4 hooks: 2 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LUCK:
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