PUNGA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points

It depends on the list you play by. PUNGA 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 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept PUNGA?

Word power: 29 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PUNGA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PUNGA

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PUNGA scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in PUNGA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.

Words starting with PUNGA

1 longer words begin with PUNGA.

Words ending in PUNGA

1 words end in PUNGA. Useful as a back hook: play PUNGA onto a word already on the board.

Words with PUNGA inside

1 words contain PUNGA in the middle. Words that start with PUNGA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in PUNGA

Common questions about PUNGA

Is PUNGA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNGA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PUNGA worth?

PUNGA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PUNGA?

PUNGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.