puck

Meanings

Plural: pucks

Noun

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.

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

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

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

puck is a valid Words With Friends word