SHACKY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SHACKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHACKY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHACKY is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHACKY
No single letter turns SHACKY into another word.
How SHACKY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHACKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What stands out about SHACKY
- SHACKY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHACKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Run-down and in poor repair, like a shack.
A shacky building looks flimsy, worn and close to collapse. The word is much rarer than ramshackle and gives a more casual, picture-like impression.
How SHACKY is used
Informal and uncommon; used of buildings and sheds.
- They lived in a shacky cabin by the river.
- The shacky fence leaned over the road.
- A shacky old hut stood on the hill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHACKY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHACKY
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Common questions about SHACKY
- Is SHACKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHACKY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHACKY worth?
- SHACKY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHACKY mean?
- Run-down and in poor repair, like a shack.
- What letters can be added to SHACKY?
- No single letter can be added to SHACKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHACKY:
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