Spooky
6 lettersadjectivecommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Nervously unpredictable and easily startled, especially said of horses, also used more broadly to mean eerily frightening.
“The horse was spooky near traffic and shied at every passing vehicle.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/spuːki/
Syllables
spook·y
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Ends in KY with double O, K is worth testing if unconfirmed, three vowels make this a good vowel-check guess
Scrabble
K (5pts) and Y (4pts) push this to 15pts base, a high-value common word well worth playing on bonus squares
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