GUNKHOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GUNKHOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUNKHOLE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUNKHOLE is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUNKHOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUNKHOLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GUNKHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUNKHOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GUNKHOLE
- All 8 letters of GUNKHOLE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GUNKHOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nauticalNorth American
A small, sheltered cove or inlet where a boat can anchor, though it may be hard to enter.
Small-boat sailors in New England and elsewhere love a quiet gunkhole for an overnight stay. The related verb means to potter from one such cove to another without any fixed plan.
How GUNKHOLE is used
Gunkhole is used by boaters, mainly in North America.
- We anchored for the night in a tiny gunkhole.
- The chart showed a gunkhole behind the point.
- Shallow water made the gunkhole tricky to enter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUNKHOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUNKHOLE
2 longer words begin with GUNKHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in GUNKHOLE
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Common questions about GUNKHOLE
- Is GUNKHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUNKHOLE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUNKHOLE worth?
- GUNKHOLE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUNKHOLE mean?
- A small, sheltered cove or inlet where a boat can anchor, though it may be hard to enter.
- What letters can be added to GUNKHOLE?
- GUNKHOLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GUNKHOLE:
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