BUNS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BUNS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUNS?
| 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: 23 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUNS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUNS
No single letter turns BUNS into another word.
How BUNS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BUNS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What stands out about BUNS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BUNS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal term for a person's buttocks, almost always used in the plural.
When people talk about buns in this sense they mean the rounded flesh of the seat, not the bread roll the word usually names; the two round shapes of a bread bun gave rise to the joking comparison. It is used casually, often in fitness or comic contexts, and rarely appears in the singular.
How BUNS is used
Informal and often humorous; used mainly in speech and casual writing, not in formal or medical contexts.
- The trainer promised the workout would firm up their buns.
- He slipped on the ice and landed hard on his buns.
- The exercise class focused on toning the abs and buns.
- She joked about sitting on cold buns after the icy bench.
- The comedian made a joke about sore buns after the long bike ride.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUNS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BUNS
The 4 tiles of BUNS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BUNS
2 longer words begin with BUNS.
Words ending in BUNS
2 words end in BUNS. Useful as a back hook: play BUNS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BUNS
Common questions about BUNS
- Is BUNS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUNS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUNS worth?
- BUNS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUNS mean?
- An informal term for a person's buttocks, almost always used in the plural.
- What letters can be added to BUNS?
- No single letter can be added to BUNS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BUNS:
Open BUNS in the Word Finder