BUNGHOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BUNGHOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUNGHOLE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUNGHOLE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUNGHOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bungholesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUNGHOLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BUNGHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUNGHOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BUNGHOLE
- All 8 letters of BUNGHOLE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BUNGHOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The hole in the side of a barrel or cask through which it is filled or emptied.
The bunghole is normally sealed with a wooden stopper called a bung. Brewers and winemakers talk about it when they fill, sample or drain a cask.
How BUNGHOLE is used
Used in brewing, winemaking and cooperage.
- He poured the cider in through the bunghole.
- The cooper drilled a new bunghole in the barrel.
- A wooden plug sealed the bunghole tightly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUNGHOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUNGHOLE
1 longer words begin with BUNGHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BUNGHOLE
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Common questions about BUNGHOLE
- Is BUNGHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUNGHOLE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUNGHOLE worth?
- BUNGHOLE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUNGHOLE mean?
- The hole in the side of a barrel or cask through which it is filled or emptied.
- What letters can be added to BUNGHOLE?
- BUNGHOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BUNGHOLE:
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