BUNGLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BUNGLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUNGLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUNGLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUNGLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUNGLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUNGLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does BUNGLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To do a task clumsily and spoil it through lack of skill or care.
To bungle something is to get it wrong in a way that others can see, whether through nerves, haste or plain incompetence. It often describes a plan, a robbery, a negotiation or a repair that was nearly right but fell apart at the last step. The related noun names the botched effort itself, and a bungler is a person who habitually makes such mistakes.
How BUNGLE is used
Mildly critical and common in news reports of failed operations.
- The clerk managed to bungle the simplest form.
- They tried to bungle their way through the repair.
- Do not bungle the ending after such a good start.
- Two thieves bungle the job and leave a trail of clues.
- He was afraid he would bungle the speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUNGLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BUNGLE
The 6 tiles of BUNGLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BUNGLE
5 longer words begin with BUNGLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BUNGLE
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Common questions about BUNGLE
- Is BUNGLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUNGLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUNGLE worth?
- BUNGLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUNGLE mean?
- To do a task clumsily and spoil it through lack of skill or care.
- What letters can be added to BUNGLE?
- BUNGLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUNGLE:
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