Is POKEY a word?
POKEY is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 14 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, POKEY is a valid word.
What does pokey mean?
noun: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
POKEY: word details
- Pronunciation: POH-kee (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so POKEY works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside pokey
Words you can make from the letters of pokey.
Frequently asked questions
What does POKEY mean?
POKEY is a noun. It means: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
Is POKEY a valid word?
Yes, POKEY is a valid word. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.