QUACKY is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. QUACKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUACKY?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUACKY is to know. It scores 24 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUACKY
No single letter turns QUACKY into another word.
How QUACKY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QUACKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What stands out about QUACKY
- QUACKY scores 24 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does QUACKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Resembling a quack or the harsh cry of a duck, or having the character of quackery.
The word covers both the duck-like sound and the dubious air of a fake healer. Which meaning is intended depends entirely on context. The adjective quacky is built on quack, which names both the duck's cry and a pretender to medical skill.
How QUACKY is used
Used for sounds and for doubtful medical claims.
- The old horn gave a quacky honk.
- He sold a quacky cure for every ailment.
- Her voice turned quacky when she laughed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUACKY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in QUACKY
Common questions about QUACKY
- Is QUACKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUACKY, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUACKY worth?
- QUACKY is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUACKY mean?
- Resembling a quack or the harsh cry of a duck, or having the character of quackery.
- What letters can be added to QUACKY?
- No single letter can be added to QUACKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QUACKY:
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