FLUNKEY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FLUNKEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLUNKEY?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLUNKEY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLUNKEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flunkeysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLUNKEY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FLUNKEY, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does FLUNKEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A servile person who does menial tasks or follows another person obsequiously.
Originally a flunkey was a uniformed footman in a grand house. The word is now mostly scornful and aimed at anyone seen as a yes-man.
How FLUNKEY is used
The noun flunkey is mildly insulting and appears in both older and modern writing.
- The minister arrived with a flunkey carrying his bags.
- He was tired of playing flunkey for the director.
- A liveried flunkey opened the carriage door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLUNKEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLUNKEY
6 longer words begin with FLUNKEY.
Shorter words from the letters in FLUNKEY
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Common questions about FLUNKEY
- Is FLUNKEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLUNKEY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLUNKEY worth?
- FLUNKEY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLUNKEY mean?
- A servile person who does menial tasks or follows another person obsequiously.
- What letters can be added to FLUNKEY?
- FLUNKEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FLUNKEY:
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