POCKY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. POCKY 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 POCKY?
| 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 POCKY is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POCKY
No single letter turns POCKY into another word.
How POCKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in POCKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
What does POCKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicrare
Marked or covered with small pits or scars, as if from smallpox or acne.
A pocky object is one that is dotted with pockmarks, the tiny scars or pits caused by a rash such as smallpox or severe acne. The word simply describes a pitted surface and is unrelated to the trademarked candy stick of the same name. It appears mainly in older medical writing and in general descriptions of scarred or pitted skin.
How POCKY is used
Rare outside historical or medical description of skin blemishes; not to be confused with the snack brand of a similar name.
- His pocky cheeks bore the marks of an old illness.
- The old portrait showed a pocky, scarred face.
- Years of untreated acne had left her skin pocky and uneven.
- The diary described a pocky complexion common after the outbreak.
- Doctors once used pocky as a plain word for a pitted, scarred skin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POCKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POCKY
Common questions about POCKY
- Is POCKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POCKY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POCKY worth?
- POCKY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POCKY mean?
- Marked or covered with small pits or scars, as if from smallpox or acne.
- What letters can be added to POCKY?
- No single letter can be added to POCKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POCKY:
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