PLUCKY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PLUCKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLUCKY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLUCKY is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLUCKY
No single letter turns PLUCKY into another word.
How PLUCKY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PLUCKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,313 thousand.
What stands out about PLUCKY
- PLUCKY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PLUCKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Showing courage and spirit when facing difficulty.
A plucky person keeps trying against the odds, often someone small or underrated. The word has a warm, admiring tone and often describes underdogs.
How PLUCKY is used
Plucky is common in sports reports and stories about underdogs.
- The plucky little team held the champions to a draw.
- A plucky girl crossed the stream to fetch help.
- Her plucky reply made the whole room laugh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLUCKY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PLUCKY
Common questions about PLUCKY
- Is PLUCKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLUCKY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLUCKY worth?
- PLUCKY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLUCKY mean?
- Showing courage and spirit when facing difficulty.
- What letters can be added to PLUCKY?
- No single letter can be added to PLUCKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PLUCKY:
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