HUNKY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HUNKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUNKY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUNKY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUNKY
Front hooks — 1
chunkyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HUNKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HUNKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 784,245.
What does HUNKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Informal: of a man, muscular, well-built, and physically attractive.
Hunky is used casually to praise a man's physique, suggesting he is strong, well-proportioned, and good-looking. The word is common in informal speech, magazines, and popular culture rather than formal writing. It focuses purely on physical appeal rather than character or intelligence.
How HUNKY is used
Informal; typically used about a man's physical attractiveness in casual conversation.
- The magazine featured a hunky actor on its cover.
- Her friends teased her about the hunky lifeguard at the pool.
- He was described as tall, hunky, and easygoing.
- The film cast a hunky newcomer in the lead role.
- Fans lined up just to see the hunky star in person.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUNKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in HUNKY
1 words end in HUNKY. Useful as a back hook: play HUNKY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in HUNKY
Common questions about HUNKY
- Is HUNKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUNKY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUNKY worth?
- HUNKY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUNKY mean?
- Informal: of a man, muscular, well-built, and physically attractive.
- What letters can be added to HUNKY?
- HUNKY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HUNKY:
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