LUCKY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LUCKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUCKY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUCKY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUCKY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LUCKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LUCKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
What does LUCKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having, bringing, or resulting from good fortune.
Lucky describes a person, event or object linked to good fortune rather than skill or planning, as when a lucky guess turns out correct by chance. People often extend the word to objects they believe bring good fortune, such as a lucky coin or a lucky number. The opposite sense, unlucky, marks bad fortune in exactly the same way.
How LUCKY is used
Common in everyday speech, used of people, events and objects associated with good fortune.
- She felt lucky to find a parking space right outside.
- He always carries a lucky coin in his pocket.
- It was a lucky guess that happened to be correct.
- They called themselves lucky to escape the storm unharmed.
- A lucky break got him the job over dozens of other applicants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUCKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in LUCKY
3 words end in LUCKY. Useful as a back hook: play LUCKY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in LUCKY
Common questions about LUCKY
- Is LUCKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUCKY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUCKY worth?
- LUCKY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUCKY mean?
- Having, bringing, or resulting from good fortune.
- What letters can be added to LUCKY?
- LUCKY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LUCKY:
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