BUNK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BUNK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUNK?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUNK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUNK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUNK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BUNK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does BUNK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A narrow shelf-like bed.
Bunk meaning nonsense is a separate word, shortened from the name of a county whose congressman made a famously pointless speech in 1820. The bed sense may be Scandinavian and is not related to it at all.
How BUNK is used
Countable. Two unrelated senses.
- A bunk on a ferry is shorter than anybody expects.
- The word bunk for nonsense comes from a place name.
- A speech in 1820 gave English bunk in that sense.
- Two bunks in a cabin built for one.
- The bed sense of bunk may be Scandinavian.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUNK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BUNK
The 4 tiles of BUNK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BUNK
19 longer words begin with BUNK.
Words ending in BUNK
1 words end in BUNK. Useful as a back hook: play BUNK onto a word already on the board.
Words with BUNK inside
9 words contain BUNK in the middle. Words that start with BUNK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BUNK
Common questions about BUNK
- Is BUNK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUNK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUNK worth?
- BUNK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUNK mean?
- A narrow shelf-like bed.
- What letters can be added to BUNK?
- BUNK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BUNK:
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