Definitions For Saltchuck

Noun

SALTCHUCK (plural SALTCHUCKs) (British Columbia, Washington, Pacific Northwest) Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean.

Derived terms

chuck {{qualifier, in its sense "body of water"}}

Alternative forms

salt chuck

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, chn, saltchuck, lit=saltwater, t=the sea}}, from salt, t=salt (from {{der, en, en, salt}}) + chuck, t=water from {{der, en, nuk, č̕aʔak, t=water}}.{{R:OED2}}

Is Saltchuck 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
20
Words with Friends
23

The word Saltchuck is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends

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