Definitions For Pooka

Etymology 1

From , perhaps from a(n) (nearly) identical Old Irish form, ulimately from . Doublet of puck.

Noun

POOKA (plural POOKAs) A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large. :

Etymology 2

Borrowed from .

Noun

POOKA (plural POOKAs) A convenient storage location or hiding spot created by the arrangement or form of surrounding objects

Usage notes

Incorporated from Hawaiian into English by sailors in the US Navy as a name for a place (especially aboard a ship) to store or hide objects, or the action of storing an object in such a place.

See also

Anagrams

Oopak

Is Pooka a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
12

The word Pooka is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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