PAUNCHY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PAUNCHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAUNCHY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAUNCHY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAUNCHY
No single letter turns PAUNCHY into another word.
How PAUNCHY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PAUNCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does PAUNCHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Having a large, rounded belly.
Paunchy is usually applied to men in middle age and carries a mildly unflattering tone. It points to the stomach in particular, not to general heaviness.
How PAUNCHY is used
Informal description of a person's build.
- A paunchy man in a straw hat dozed on the bench.
- The coach looked paunchy after years behind a desk.
- He grew paunchy once he stopped running.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAUNCHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PAUNCHY
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Common questions about PAUNCHY
- Is PAUNCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAUNCHY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAUNCHY worth?
- PAUNCHY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAUNCHY mean?
- Having a large, rounded belly.
- What letters can be added to PAUNCHY?
- No single letter can be added to PAUNCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PAUNCHY:
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