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lucky

/ˈlʌki/
adjectivenoun

Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

NWL Collins ENABLE Wordle answer list

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

    “a lucky adventurer”

  2. Producing, or resulting in, good fortune

    “a lucky mistake”

Noun 1 meaning

  1. seven

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).

Similar and opposite words

Similar
fortunatesuccessfulfavorableauspiciousauspicialfortuitouspropitiousprosperous
Opposite
cursedunfortunateunlucky

LUCKY at a glance

LUCKY has 5 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (L 1 + U 1 + C 3 + K 5 + Y 4) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,720 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with lucky

All rhymes
  • ROCKY14
  • TRICKY15
  • STICKY15
  • UNLUCKY16
  • NICKY14
  • COCKY16
  • PICKY16
  • WACKY17
  • TACKY14
  • MICKY16
  • JACKY21
  • CHUCKY20

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • DUCKY15
  • SUCKY14
  • YUCKY17
  • MUCKY16
  • LUCKS11
  • GUCKY15

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