FUNK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FUNK 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 FUNK?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FUNK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUNK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FUNK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FUNK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does FUNK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A style of music with a strong rhythm.
Funk meant a bad smell first, and the musical sense came through the idea of something earthy and unpolished. A separate British funk means fear, and a blue funk belongs to that one.
How FUNK is used
Uncountable. Two unrelated senses.
- The funk of the 1970s was built on the bass line.
- The word funk meant a bad smell before it meant music.
- A blue funk is fear and belongs to the other word.
- Two senses of funk with nothing in common.
- Funk borrowed the idea of something earthy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUNK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FUNK
18 longer words begin with FUNK.
Words ending in FUNK
2 words end in FUNK. Useful as a back hook: play FUNK onto a word already on the board.
Words with FUNK inside
2 words contain FUNK in the middle. Words that start with FUNK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FUNK
Common questions about FUNK
- Is FUNK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUNK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FUNK worth?
- FUNK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FUNK mean?
- A style of music with a strong rhythm.
- What letters can be added to FUNK?
- FUNK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FUNK:
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