SHUCK is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHUCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHUCK?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHUCK is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHUCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shucksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHUCK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHUCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
What does SHUCK mean in Scrabble?
verb
North American
To remove the husk, shell or outer covering from something, especially corn or shellfish.
Shuck describes the action of stripping away a covering that protects the useful part underneath, most familiarly the papery leaves around an ear of corn or the hard shell of an oyster or clam. The bare word also serves as a noun for the husk itself once it has been pulled off and discarded. In looser use, people shuck off a coat or an old habit the same way they shuck an oyster, treating the covering as something to be quickly dropped.
How SHUCK is used
Everyday word in North American cooking and food preparation, and used more loosely for casting off clothing or habits.
- She sat on the porch to shuck the corn before dinner.
- The chef can shuck a dozen oysters in a few minutes.
- He shucked off his wet jacket at the door.
- Workers shuck the ears by hand before boiling them.
- The recipe says to shuck the clams and save the liquid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHUCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHUCK
The 5 tiles of SHUCK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHUCK
6 longer words begin with SHUCK.
Shorter words from the letters in SHUCK
Common questions about SHUCK
- Is SHUCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHUCK, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHUCK worth?
- SHUCK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHUCK mean?
- To remove the husk, shell or outer covering from something, especially corn or shellfish.
- What letters can be added to SHUCK?
- SHUCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHUCK:
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