Definitions for puckery

puckery puck·er·y

Spelling: [puhk-uh-ree]
IPA: /ˈpʌk ə ri/

Puckery is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 115 anagrams from letters in puckery (cekpruy).

Definitions for puckery

adjective

  1. puckered.
  2. puckering.
  3. tending to pucker.

Origin of puckery

An Americanism dating back to 1820-30; pucker + -y1

Examples for puckery

But the skin was thick, very sour and puckery, so eating plums was not an unmixed joy.

Mother knows how to avoid the puckery, thick skin in eating plums.

Oh, but they were puckery when green, but the frost sweetened them.

Word Value for puckery
Scrable

18

Words with friends

20

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