Is PUCKISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUCKISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUCKISH mean?
- adjective
naughtily or annoyingly playful
“teasing and worrying with impish laughter”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + C (3) + K (5) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PUCKISH
PUCKISH has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PUCKISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hicks14
- hucks14
- shuck14
- picks13
- pucks13
- hick13
- huck13
- chips12
- pick12
- puck12
- chip11
- husk11
- khis11
- sukh11
- cuish10
- cusk10
- icks10
- kips10
- sick10
- skip10
- suck10
- khi10
- chis9
- hips9
- huic9
- ichs9
- phis9
- pish9
- push9
- ship9
- such9
- ick9
- kip9
- cups8
- cusp8
- pics8
- scup8
- chi8
- hic8
- hip8
- hup8
- ich8
- phi8
- cup7
- kis7
- pic7
- ski7
- suk7
- his6
- ki6
- cis5
- pis5
- piu5
- psi5
- pus5
- sic5
- sip5
- sup5
- ups5
- hi5
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