TUCK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TUCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUCK?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUCK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUCK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUCK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TUCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does TUCK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To push a loose end into a space.
Tuck meaning food is British school slang and gave English the tuck shop. A tuck in diving and gymnastics is named from the same idea of folding the body up.
How TUCK is used
Tucked, tucking. Also a noun in two senses.
- They tucked the sheet in so tightly nobody could move.
- A tuck shop is named from school slang for food.
- The word tuck in diving means folding the body.
- She tucked the note into a pocket and forgot it.
- Two tucks in the same seam and neither straight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUCK
22 longer words begin with TUCK.
Words ending in TUCK
9 words end in TUCK. Useful as a back hook: play TUCK onto a word already on the board.
Words with TUCK inside
12 words contain TUCK in the middle. Words that start with TUCK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TUCK
Common questions about TUCK
- Is TUCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUCK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUCK worth?
- TUCK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUCK mean?
- To push a loose end into a space.
- What letters can be added to TUCK?
- TUCK takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TUCK:
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