Plucky
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Showing courage and determination when facing difficulty or danger.
“The plucky young goalkeeper saved three penalties in a row to keep his team in the match.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
pluck·y
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Wordle
Ends in CKY with only U as the interior vowel, a consonant-heavy six-letter word
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Scrabble
Worth 17 points, K scores 5 and Y scores 4, making this one of the better adjectives to play
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