BUNCHY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BUNCHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUNCHY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUNCHY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUNCHY
No single letter turns BUNCHY into another word.
How BUNCHY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUNCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What stands out about BUNCHY
- BUNCHY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BUNCHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Growing or gathered in bunches, or tending to bunch together.
Bunchy is used for plants with tufts, fabric that gathers in folds, and groups that crowd close. Miners once used it for veins that were rich in some places and thin in others.
How BUNCHY is used
The word bunchy fits descriptions of fabric, plants, hair and crowded groups.
- The skirt looked bunchy around the waist.
- A bunchy cluster of grapes hung from the vine.
- The runners were bunchy at the first corner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUNCHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BUNCHY
Common questions about BUNCHY
- Is BUNCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUNCHY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUNCHY worth?
- BUNCHY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUNCHY mean?
- Growing or gathered in bunches, or tending to bunch together.
- What letters can be added to BUNCHY?
- No single letter can be added to BUNCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUNCHY:
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