SCODY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCODY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCODY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCODY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCODY
No single letter turns SCODY into another word.
How SCODY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SCODY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,046.
What does SCODY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
New ZealandAustralianinformal
Dirty, shabby or unkempt in appearance.
Scody describes clothes, rooms or people that look neglected rather than merely old, carrying a note of mild disapproval without being a harsh insult. It is heard in New Zealand and Australian speech far more than in other varieties of English, usually about everyday untidiness rather than serious dirt.
How SCODY is used
Everyday informal speech in New Zealand and Australia, rarely written formally.
- He turned up to the interview in a scody old jumper.
- The share house kitchen was looking pretty scody by exam week.
- She refused to wear such scody trainers to the party.
- Years of neglect had left the caravan scody inside and out.
- Nobody wanted the scody couch left on the footpath.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCODY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCODY
Common questions about SCODY
- Is SCODY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCODY is not in it.
- How many points is SCODY worth?
- SCODY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCODY mean?
- Dirty, shabby or unkempt in appearance.
- What letters can be added to SCODY?
- No single letter can be added to SCODY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SCODY:
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