PUCK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PUCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUCK?
| 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 PUCK is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUCK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUCK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PUCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 245,077.
What does PUCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard rubber disc used in ice hockey.
Puck the disc probably comes from an Irish word for a blow, and the mischievous spirit of the same name is a separate and much older word. Neither has anything whatever to do with the other.
How PUCK is used
Countable: a puck, two pucks.
- A puck is frozen before a game so it slides properly.
- The word puck probably comes from an Irish one for a blow.
- The spirit called a puck is an unrelated word.
- Two pucks are kept ready at every bench.
- A puck leaves the stick at over a hundred miles an hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUCK
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with PUCK.
Words with PUCK inside
4 words contain PUCK in the middle. Words that start with PUCK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PUCK
Common questions about PUCK
- Is PUCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUCK, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUCK worth?
- PUCK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUCK mean?
- A hard rubber disc used in ice hockey.
- What letters can be added to PUCK?
- PUCK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PUCK:
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