PAWKY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PAWKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAWKY?
| 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 PAWKY is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAWKY
No single letter turns PAWKY into another word.
How PAWKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PAWKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does PAWKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsdialect
Having a dry, shrewd sense of humour, or artfully sly in a quiet, understated way.
A pawky remark is delivered with a straight face and a hidden edge of wit. The word pawky describes people, especially in Scotland, whose humour or cunning is subtle rather than loud, often only recognised after a slight delay.
How PAWKY is used
Chiefly Scottish; used in literary and journalistic writing to suggest dry wit.
- He answered with a pawky smile and said nothing more.
- Her pawky sense of humour caught visitors off guard.
- The old shepherd gave a pawky comment about the weather.
- Critics praised the pawky wit running through the novel.
- A pawky grin was the only sign he was joking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAWKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PAWKY
Common questions about PAWKY
- Is PAWKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAWKY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAWKY worth?
- PAWKY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAWKY mean?
- Having a dry, shrewd sense of humour, or artfully sly in a quiet, understated way.
- What letters can be added to PAWKY?
- No single letter can be added to PAWKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PAWKY:
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