FLUNK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FLUNK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLUNK?
| 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 FLUNK is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLUNK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLUNK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FLUNK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does FLUNK mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalNorth American
To fail an examination, test or course.
To flunk a class or a test means to fail it outright, usually because of poor performance rather than a narrow miss. The word is common in North American school and college slang, where students speak of flunking a subject or flunking out of a program entirely when their grades fall too low to continue. It can also be used to mean giving someone a failing grade, as when a strict teacher flunks half the class.
How FLUNK is used
Informal, mainly North American; used in school and college contexts for failing a test, course or entire program.
- He always worried he might flunk the chemistry exam.
- She was afraid she would flunk her driving test.
- Two students flunk out of the program almost every year.
- The professor vowed to flunk anyone who missed three assignments.
- I hope I don't flunk math this year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLUNK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLUNK
17 longer words begin with FLUNK.
Shorter words from the letters in FLUNK
Common questions about FLUNK
- Is FLUNK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLUNK, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLUNK worth?
- FLUNK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLUNK mean?
- To fail an examination, test or course.
- What letters can be added to FLUNK?
- FLUNK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FLUNK:
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