GUNG is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. GUNG is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GUNG?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUNG is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUNG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How GUNG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GUNG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does GUNG mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Full of eager, often uncritical enthusiasm about a plan or cause.
Gung is the clipped form behind the compound gung-ho, and used by itself it keeps the same sense of eager enthusiasm. Someone described as gung about a project throws themselves into it at once and without much doubt or hesitation.
How GUNG is used
Informal; the compound gung-ho is far more common in everyday writing than gung used alone.
- He was gung about the new job from the very first day.
- The whole team seemed gung whenever the coach spoke of the final.
- She stayed gung about the plan even after the setbacks.
- It is hard to stay gung about a project that keeps failing.
- They were young and gung and ready to try anything.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUNG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUNG
7 longer words begin with GUNG.
Shorter words from the letters in GUNG
Common questions about GUNG
- Is GUNG valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GUNG is not in it.
- How many points is GUNG worth?
- GUNG is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUNG mean?
- Full of eager, often uncritical enthusiasm about a plan or cause.
- What letters can be added to GUNG?
- GUNG takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GUNG:
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