PARKY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PARKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARKY?
| 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 PARKY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARKY
Front hooks — 1
sparkyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PARKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PARKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What does PARKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Uncomfortably cold, used especially of the weather.
Parky describes weather or air that feels sharply chilly, often the kind of cold that makes a person shiver rather than a deep freeze. British speakers use it casually to comment on a cool morning or an unheated room. The word carries a light, conversational tone rather than a scientific one.
How PARKY is used
Informal British usage, typically heard in everyday remarks about the weather rather than in formal writing.
- It's rather parky outside this morning, so wear a coat.
- The office felt parky until someone turned on the heating.
- He shivered and said the evening air had turned parky.
- Even in April the wind off the sea can feel parky.
- She complained that the flat was parky without the fire lit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in PARKY
1 words end in PARKY. Useful as a back hook: play PARKY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in PARKY
Common questions about PARKY
- Is PARKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARKY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARKY worth?
- PARKY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARKY mean?
- Uncomfortably cold, used especially of the weather.
- What letters can be added to PARKY?
- PARKY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PARKY:
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