DUNCH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DUNCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUNCH?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUNCH is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUNCH
No single letter turns DUNCH into another word.
How DUNCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DUNCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does DUNCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsdialect
To nudge or push against someone gently, a Scots dialect word also spelled dunsh.
Dunch describes a light bump or jog, the kind of nudge someone gives with an elbow to get attention or share a joke quietly. The word also works as a noun for the push itself, and shares its meaning with the variant spelling dunsh.
How DUNCH is used
Used in Scots dialect and Scottish English rather than standard English.
- She gave him a dunch to make him look up.
- Mind you dunch the door shut behind you.
- He felt a dunch on his shoulder from behind.
- The sheep began to dunch each other at the gate.
- She dunched her sister to stop her laughing out loud.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUNCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUNCH
3 longer words begin with DUNCH.
Shorter words from the letters in DUNCH
Common questions about DUNCH
- Is DUNCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUNCH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUNCH worth?
- DUNCH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUNCH mean?
- To nudge or push against someone gently, a Scots dialect word also spelled dunsh.
- What letters can be added to DUNCH?
- No single letter can be added to DUNCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DUNCH:
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