Croaky
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Having a low, rough, hoarse quality of sound, resembling the call of a frog or crow.
“She answered the door with a croaky voice after three days of suffering with a bad cold.”
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croak·y
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C, R, O, A, K, Y, ends in -OAKY, both K and Y are present, making this a distinctive letter pattern worth noting
Scrabble
Worth 15 points, K scores 5 and Y scores 4, making CROAKY one of the highest-scoring six-letter common adjectives available
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