BUNGALOW is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BUNGALOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUNGALOW?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUNGALOW is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUNGALOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bungalowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUNGALOW scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BUNGALOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUNGALOW has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BUNGALOW
- All 8 letters of BUNGALOW are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BUNGALOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A house built on a single storey, often with a veranda or with small rooms in the roof.
The word came into English from Hindi and first described the low thatched houses used by Europeans in India. Today a bungalow is a favourite home for people who prefer to avoid stairs.
How BUNGALOW is used
Common in British English for a one-floor house.
- They retired to a quiet bungalow by the sea.
- The bungalow had a neat garden at the front.
- A bungalow suits older people who dislike stairs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUNGALOW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUNGALOW
1 longer words begin with BUNGALOW.
Shorter words from the letters in BUNGALOW
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Common questions about BUNGALOW
- Is BUNGALOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUNGALOW, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUNGALOW worth?
- BUNGALOW is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUNGALOW mean?
- A house built on a single storey, often with a veranda or with small rooms in the roof.
- What letters can be added to BUNGALOW?
- BUNGALOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BUNGALOW:
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