Sucker
/ˈsʌk.ə/
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts6 letters
Definition of Sucker
noun
- A person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned.
- An undesired stem growing out of the roots or lower trunk of a shrub or tree, especially from the rootstock of a grafted plant or tree.
- (by extension) A parasite; a sponger.
- An organ or body part that does the sucking; especially a round structure on the bodies of some insects, frogs, and octopuses that allows them to stick to surfaces.
- A thing that works by sucking something.
verb
- To strip the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers.
"to sucker maize"
- To produce suckers, to throw up additional stems or shoots.
- To move or attach itself by means of suckers.
- To fool someone; to take advantage of someone.
"The salesman suckered him into signing an expensive maintenance contract."
Anagrams of Sucker
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
s1
u1
c3
k5
e1
r1
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Sucker
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Sucker"
Sucker is a 6-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Sucker" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "sucker" is a medium-scoring word.