GUNK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GUNK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUNK?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUNK is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUNK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUNK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GUNK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does GUNK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A sticky or greasy substance.
Gunk began as a trade name for a degreasing soap sold in the 1930s and had become a general word within about twenty years. The trademark outlived the point at which anybody still noticed it.
How GUNK is used
Uncountable; there is no plural. Informal.
- Gunk in the filter and nothing coming through.
- The word gunk began as a trade name for a soap.
- Twenty years turned gunk into an ordinary noun.
- Gunky fingerprints down the whole banister.
- A layer of gunk behind the cooker.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUNK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GUNK
The 4 tiles of GUNK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GUNK
10 longer words begin with GUNK.
Words ending in GUNK
1 words end in GUNK. Useful as a back hook: play GUNK onto a word already on the board.
Words with GUNK inside
3 words contain GUNK in the middle. Words that start with GUNK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GUNK
Common questions about GUNK
- Is GUNK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUNK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUNK worth?
- GUNK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUNK mean?
- A sticky or greasy substance.
- What letters can be added to GUNK?
- GUNK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GUNK:
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