BUNGY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUNGY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BUNGY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUNGY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUNGY
No single letter turns BUNGY into another word.
How BUNGY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BUNGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does BUNGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealandinformal
A strong elastic rope, more widely spelled bungee, used to secure loads or for jumping from a height.
Bungy is one of several accepted spellings of the same rubber cord, alongside bungee and bunjy, and the spelling with a y is closely tied to New Zealand, where the jumping sport was popularised. A load lashed down with a bungy stretches and snaps back rather than staying rigid, which is exactly why the same cord suits both securing cargo and letting a jumper fall and rebound safely.
How BUNGY is used
Chiefly a New Zealand spelling; other English-speaking countries generally prefer bungee.
- The tarpaulin was held down with a length of bungy.
- She signed up for a bungy jump off the old bridge.
- A snapped bungy sent the roof rack cover flying.
- The operator checked every bungy cord before the next jumper went.
- He kept a spare bungy in the boot for tying down the trailer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUNGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BUNGY
Common questions about BUNGY
- Is BUNGY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BUNGY is not in it.
- How many points is BUNGY worth?
- BUNGY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUNGY mean?
- A strong elastic rope, more widely spelled bungee, used to secure loads or for jumping from a height.
- What letters can be added to BUNGY?
- No single letter can be added to BUNGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BUNGY:
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