poky

Plural: pokies

Noun

A jail or prison; a lockup.
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
A gambling device based on the card game poker.
Jail.

Adjective Satellite

wasting time
small and remote and insignificant
- "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"

Adj

Slow.
Stupid; mentally dull.
Small and cramped, and often shabby.

Adjective

Slow, cramped, or drab and uninteresting.

Examples

Her Scrabble strategy was a bit ’POKY’, always playing short, safe words.
His letters were stuck in a ’POKY’, unable to form any valuable Words With Friends plays.

Origin / Etymology

By shortening from poker machine (“gambling device”).

Synonyms

clink, dilatory, gaol, jail, jailhouse, jerkwater, laggard, one-horse, pokey, slammer

Scrabble Score: 13

poky: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
poky: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
poky: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

poky: valid Words With Friends Word