BUNG is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BUNG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUNG?
| 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 BUNG is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUNG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUNG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BUNG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does BUNG mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A stopper, typically made of cork, rubber, or wood, used to close the hole in a cask or barrel.
A bung is fitted tightly into the hole of a barrel to keep liquid such as beer, wine, or cider from leaking out. Brewers remove the bung to sample the contents or release pressure before the container is sealed again.
How BUNG is used
Common in British English for barrel and cask stoppers used by brewers.
- He hammered the bung into the top of the barrel.
- The bung slipped loose and beer sprayed everywhere.
- She pulled the bung to check how the cider was fermenting.
- Wooden bungs were once common on wine casks.
- The cooper fitted a new bung before sealing the cask.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUNG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUNG
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with BUNG.
Words ending in BUNG
2 words end in BUNG. Useful as a back hook: play BUNG onto a word already on the board.
Words with BUNG inside
7 words contain BUNG in the middle. Words that start with BUNG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BUNG
Common questions about BUNG
- Is BUNG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUNG, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUNG worth?
- BUNG is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUNG mean?
- A stopper, typically made of cork, rubber, or wood, used to close the hole in a cask or barrel.
- What letters can be added to BUNG?
- BUNG takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BUNG:
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