NARKY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NARKY 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 NARKY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NARKY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NARKY
Front hooks — 1
snarkyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How NARKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NARKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does NARKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
BritishAustralianinformal
Irritable, bad-tempered and quick to complain or find fault.
Someone described as narky is in a sour, easily irritated mood, prone to snapping at small annoyances rather than staying calm. The word probably grows from the older slang nark, meaning an irritable or complaining person, though the adjective now stands on its own without that older connection. It is used casually about everyday bad moods rather than deep or lasting anger, often over something minor like tiredness or a small inconvenience. British and Australian speakers use it far more often than American ones.
How NARKY is used
Informal, mainly British and Australian, used in everyday speech about short-term bad temper rather than formal writing.
- He gets narky when he hasn't had enough sleep.
- She sent a narky reply after waiting so long for an answer.
- The kids were narky by the end of the long journey.
- Don't be narky with me, I only asked a simple question.
- The narky customer complained about every small delay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NARKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in NARKY
1 words end in NARKY. Useful as a back hook: play NARKY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in NARKY
Common questions about NARKY
- Is NARKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NARKY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NARKY worth?
- NARKY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NARKY mean?
- Irritable, bad-tempered and quick to complain or find fault.
- What letters can be added to NARKY?
- NARKY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NARKY:
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