BUNKO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BUNKO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUNKO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUNKO is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUNKO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bunkosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUNKO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BUNKO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does BUNKO mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A swindle or confidence trick, also spelled bunco.
A bunko works by winning someone's trust just long enough to relieve them of their money, whether through a rigged card game, a fake prize draw or a fast-talking stranger with a story to tell. American newspapers once wrote of a bunko squad for the police units assigned to chase down street con artists, a phrase that kept the term in wide circulation for decades. The word can also serve as a verb, meaning to deceive someone out of money rather than simply naming the act itself. Today the spelling bunco is far more common, with bunko surviving mainly as an accepted variant in dictionaries and word games.
How BUNKO is used
Somewhat dated; bunco is the more familiar spelling today, with bunko chiefly appearing in older writing and reference works.
- The gang ran a classic bunko involving a fake lottery win.
- Police once had a special bunko squad for confidence tricks.
- He nearly fell for the bunko before checking the paperwork.
- The story exposed an elaborate bunko targeting retirees.
- A slick talker can turn a simple scam into a full bunko.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUNKO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BUNKO
The 5 tiles of BUNKO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BUNKO
3 longer words begin with BUNKO.
Shorter words from the letters in BUNKO
Common questions about BUNKO
- Is BUNKO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUNKO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUNKO worth?
- BUNKO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUNKO mean?
- A swindle or confidence trick, also spelled bunco.
- What letters can be added to BUNKO?
- BUNKO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BUNKO:
Open BUNKO in the Word Finder