puck

Plural: pucks

Noun

A flat, vulcanized rubber disk used in ice hockey.
a mischievous sprite of English folklore
a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
A mischievous or hostile spirit.
The mischievous fairy-like creature from English folklore, like Puck from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game.
An object shaped like a puck.
A pointing device with a crosshair.
A penalty shot.
billy goat
A body position between the pike and tuck positions, with knees slightly bent and folded in; open tuck.

Verb

To hit, strike.

Examples

Her Scrabble strategy was like a hockey game: hit the PUCK hard and aim for the net.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English pouke, from Old English pūca (“goblin, demon”), from Proto-West Germanic *pūkō, from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“a goblin, spook”), of uncertain origin.
Cognate with Old Norse púki (“devil”) (dialectal Swedish puke). Doublet of pooka.

Synonyms

hockey puck, Robin Goodfellow, faerie, faery, fairy, fay, goblin and fairy, sprite

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

puck: valid Words With Friends Word