PUNGLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PUNGLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUNGLE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUNGLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNGLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUNGLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PUNGLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does PUNGLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalNorth American
To pay or hand over money, usually in the phrase pungle up or pungle down.
Pungle is a casual word that mostly belongs to American speech and has a slightly old-fashioned, humorous ring. It suggests paying reluctantly or when called on to, as in splitting a bill or covering a shared cost. It is nearly always followed by up or down. Its exact origin is uncertain.
How PUNGLE is used
Informal, mainly North American; usually followed by up or down.
- Everyone had to pungle up for the party.
- He had to pungle down his share of the rent.
- Who is going to pungle for the tickets?
- They made the whole club pungle up before the trip.
- She refused to pungle another dollar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUNGLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PUNGLE
The 6 tiles of PUNGLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PUNGLE
2 longer words begin with PUNGLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PUNGLE
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Common questions about PUNGLE
- Is PUNGLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNGLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUNGLE worth?
- PUNGLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUNGLE mean?
- To pay or hand over money, usually in the phrase pungle up or pungle down.
- What letters can be added to PUNGLE?
- PUNGLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PUNGLE:
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