PECKY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PECKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PECKY?
| 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 PECKY is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PECKY
Front hooks — 1
speckyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PECKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PECKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 784,245.
What does PECKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalNorth American
Marked with small decayed pockets or pits, especially in timber affected by fungus.
Pecky describes wood, most often cypress, that shows small rounded patches of decay running with the grain, caused by a fungus that attacks the living tree. Rather than ruining the timber, this decay is often prized for the distinctive, pitted pattern it leaves once the wood is cut and dried. Builders and woodworkers use the word specifically for this kind of marked, decorative lumber. The same word is occasionally used more loosely for anything pitted or pockmarked.
How PECKY is used
A technical term from woodworking and the timber trade, rarely used outside that context.
- The cabin was panelled with pecky cypress prized for its unusual grain.
- Buyers pay extra for pecky boards used in decorative panelling.
- The inspector marked the beam as pecky and unsuitable for structural use.
- Pecky wood shows small dark pockets running along the grain.
- The old barn's siding had turned pecky after decades of damp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PECKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in PECKY
1 words end in PECKY. Useful as a back hook: play PECKY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in PECKY
Common questions about PECKY
- Is PECKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PECKY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PECKY worth?
- PECKY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PECKY mean?
- Marked with small decayed pockets or pits, especially in timber affected by fungus.
- What letters can be added to PECKY?
- PECKY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PECKY:
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