BUNYIP is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BUNYIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUNYIP?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUNYIP is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUNYIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bunyipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUNYIP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUNYIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does BUNYIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
A mythical creature of Australian folklore said to lurk in swamps, billabongs and rivers.
The word comes from an Aboriginal Australian language, and stories of the bunyip were taken up by early European settlers who heard them. Descriptions of the creature differ greatly, which is part of its character as a figure of legend. In Australian English the word has also been used for an impostor or a pretender. Children meet the bunyip today mostly through picture books and local tales.
How BUNYIP is used
Australian folklore; also an old figurative use for an impostor.
- The children were warned that a bunyip lived in the lagoon.
- Stories of the bunyip frightened the early settlers.
- He wrote a picture book about a friendly bunyip.
- Nobody at the camp dared to swim after hearing about the bunyip.
- The town festival has a giant paper bunyip in its parade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUNYIP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUNYIP
1 longer words begin with BUNYIP.
Shorter words from the letters in BUNYIP
Common questions about BUNYIP
- Is BUNYIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUNYIP, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUNYIP worth?
- BUNYIP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUNYIP mean?
- A mythical creature of Australian folklore said to lurk in swamps, billabongs and rivers.
- What letters can be added to BUNYIP?
- BUNYIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUNYIP:
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