PUNCING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PUNCING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3u1n1c3i1n1g2
Depends on the listPUNCING · 7 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 2,470 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept PUNCING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 46 / 100
46WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.71
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%4.57%
Our own measure of how useful PUNCING is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNCING
No single letter turns PUNCING into another word.
How PUNCING scores
Scrabble p3u1n1c3i1n1g2 12
Words with Friends p4u2n2c4i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 7 tiles in PUNCING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,470 thousand.
Shorter words from the letters in PUNCING
cuing8 unpin7 ping7 pung7 unci6 ginn5 cup7 pic7 cig6 gip6 gup6 pig6 pug6 nip5 pin5 piu5 pun5 gin4 gnu4 gun4 ing4 nug4 inn3 nun3 uni3 pi4 up4 gi3 gu3 ug3 in2 nu2 un2
Common questions about PUNCING
- Is PUNCING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PUNCING is not in it.
- How many points is PUNCING worth?
- PUNCING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PUNCING?
- No single letter can be added to PUNCING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PUNCING:
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