PUCKISH is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PUCKISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUCKISH?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUCKISH is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUCKISH
No single letter turns PUCKISH into another word.
How PUCKISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PUCKISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What does PUCKISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Playfully mischievous, in the manner of an impish sprite.
The word comes from Puck, the trickster in A Midsummer Night Dream. A puckish person causes harmless trouble for fun and rarely means any real harm.
How PUCKISH is used
Puckish describes cheeky, teasing humour and the people who show it.
- He had a puckish grin when he hid her keys.
- The comedian is known for his puckish sense of humour.
- A puckish wind kept lifting the napkins off the table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUCKISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUCKISH
3 longer words begin with PUCKISH.
Shorter words from the letters in PUCKISH
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Common questions about PUCKISH
- Is PUCKISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUCKISH, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUCKISH worth?
- PUCKISH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUCKISH mean?
- Playfully mischievous, in the manner of an impish sprite.
- What letters can be added to PUCKISH?
- No single letter can be added to PUCKISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PUCKISH:
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