BUNION is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BUNION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUNION?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUNION is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUNION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bunionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUNION scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUNION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,969.
What does BUNION mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A painful, bony swelling that forms at the base of the big toe, pushing it toward the other toes.
A bunion develops slowly over years as the joint at the base of the big toe becomes misaligned, often made worse by tight or narrow shoes that squeeze the toes together. The swelling can make the skin over the joint red, sore and difficult to fit into ordinary footwear, sometimes requiring padded shoes or, in severe cases, surgery to correct. Bunions run in some families and are also linked to conditions such as arthritis that affect the joints of the foot. The related word bunionette describes a similar but smaller swelling at the base of the little toe.
How BUNION is used
A common medical and everyday word for this specific foot condition, used by doctors and patients alike.
- Years of tight shoes had left her with a painful bunion.
- The podiatrist recommended wider shoes to ease the bunion.
- His bunion made it hard to wear his old boots.
- Surgery can correct a severe bunion when other treatments fail.
- She padded the bunion with a soft cushion before the walk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUNION and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUNION
1 longer words begin with BUNION.
Shorter words from the letters in BUNION
Common questions about BUNION
- Is BUNION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUNION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUNION worth?
- BUNION is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUNION mean?
- A painful, bony swelling that forms at the base of the big toe, pushing it toward the other toes.
- What letters can be added to BUNION?
- BUNION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUNION:
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