POPGUN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POPGUN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POPGUN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POPGUN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POPGUN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
popgunsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POPGUN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POPGUN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What does POPGUN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A toy gun that shoots a cork or small pellet with a popping sound.
In a classic popgun, a plunger squeezes air in a tube until the cork flies out with a bang. Because such toys are weak and harmless, people also call a feeble or outdated real weapon a popgun to mock it. The word is simply pop plus gun.
How POPGUN is used
Sometimes used scornfully for any weak firearm.
- The boy aimed his popgun at the tin can.
- Her popgun fired the cork across the room.
- He called the old rifle a popgun.
- A popgun was the best present that Christmas.
- The popgun gave a sharp pop and the cork flew.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POPGUN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POPGUN
The 6 tiles of POPGUN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POPGUN
1 longer words begin with POPGUN.
Shorter words from the letters in POPGUN
Common questions about POPGUN
- Is POPGUN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POPGUN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POPGUN worth?
- POPGUN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POPGUN mean?
- A toy gun that shoots a cork or small pellet with a popping sound.
- What letters can be added to POPGUN?
- POPGUN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POPGUN:
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