PUNGENCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PUNGENCES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PUNGENCES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUNGENCES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNGENCES
No single letter turns PUNGENCES into another word.
How PUNGENCES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PUNGENCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUNGENCES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PUNGENCES mean in Scrabble?
PUNGENCES is the plural of PUNGENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in PUNGENCES
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Common questions about PUNGENCES
- Is PUNGENCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PUNGENCES is not in it.
- How many points is PUNGENCES worth?
- PUNGENCES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PUNGENCES?
- No single letter can be added to PUNGENCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PUNGENCES:
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