PUNKA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PUNKA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUNKA?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUNKA is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNKA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUNKA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PUNKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does PUNKA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian Englishhistorical
A large fan, traditionally made of cloth stretched on a frame and swung by hand or machinery to cool a room.
In colonial India a punka hung from the ceiling of a house or office, and a servant pulled its cord to keep the fan swinging through the heat of the day. Later versions were driven by simple machinery instead of a person, though the name and the swinging motion stayed the same. The word survives today mainly in historical accounts of colonial life and in the related electric punkah fan still found in parts of South Asia.
How PUNKA is used
Chiefly historical, associated with colonial India; also spelled punkah.
- A servant pulled the cord to keep the punka swinging all afternoon.
- The dining hall had a large punka suspended over every table.
- Guests complained of the heat before the punka was finally installed.
- Old photographs show a punka hanging above the colonial courtroom.
- The punka creaked steadily as it swept the humid air.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUNKA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUNKA
3 longer words begin with PUNKA.
Shorter words from the letters in PUNKA
Common questions about PUNKA
- Is PUNKA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNKA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUNKA worth?
- PUNKA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUNKA mean?
- A large fan, traditionally made of cloth stretched on a frame and swung by hand or machinery to cool a room.
- What letters can be added to PUNKA?
- PUNKA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PUNKA:
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