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Plucks

Q: What does plucks mean?

plucks is the plural and third-person singular form of pluck, which means “the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.

p ₃l ₁u ₁c ₃k ₅s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of pluck

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does plucks mean?

noun

the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
Synonymsgutsiness pluckiness
the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

verb

pull or pull out sharply
“pluck the flowers off the bush”
Synonymstweakpull offpick off
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
Synonymshustle roll
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Synonymsovercharge soak surcharge gazump fleece
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
“he plucked the strings of his mandolin”
Synonymsplunk pick
strip of feathers
“pull a chicken”
Synonymspull tear deplume deplumate displume
look for and gather
“pick mushrooms”
Synonymspick cull

Definitions shown for pluck, the base form of plucks.

Is PLUCKS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is PLUCKS worth?

Scrabble

14 pts

p ₃l ₁u ₁c ₃k ₅s ₁

Words With Friends

18 pts

p ₄l ₂u ₂c ₄k ₅s ₁

Wordfeud

17 pts

p ₄l ₁u ₂c ₄k ₅s ₁

NYT Crossplay

17 pts

p ₃l ₂u ₂c ₃k ₆s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PLUCKS

Best shorter words top 28 of 28

pluck 13 pucks 13 puck 12 lucks 11 pulks 11 sculk 11 cusk 10 luck 10 pulk 10 suck 10 sculp 9 cups 8 cusp 8 lusk 8 scup 8 sulk 8 cup 7 suk 7 plus 6 puls 6 scul 6 plu 5 pul 5 pus 5 sup 5 ups 5 up 4 us 2

See all 28 words made from PLUCKS

Words that end like PLUCKS

Common words that share the ending -UCKS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

trucks chucks bucks ducks mucks clucks shucks lucks pucks sucks tucks woodchucks

All words ending in -UCKS

Plucks: quick answers

Is PLUCKS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. PLUCKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.

How many points is PLUCKS worth?

PLUCKS scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does plucks mean?

plucks is the plural and third-person singular form of pluck, which means “the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in PLUCKS?

You can make 28 shorter words from PLUCKS, such as PLUCK, PUCKS, PUCK, LUCKS. See the full list.