PUNKETTE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PUNKETTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUNKETTE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUNKETTE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNKETTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
punkettesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUNKETTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PUNKETTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUNKETTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PUNKETTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalslang
A girl or young woman who follows punk music and its style.
Punkette is a feminine form coined in the punk years of the late 1970s, usually picturing torn clothes, spiked hair and heavy boots. Some women in the scene disliked the label as patronising, so it is used with care today.
How PUNKETTE is used
Informal and dated, mostly used when looking back at punk culture.
- The punkette at the gig wore a studded jacket and bright red boots.
- A teenage punkette stared back from the old magazine cover.
- She was a proud punkette long before the style went mainstream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUNKETTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUNKETTE
1 longer words begin with PUNKETTE.
Shorter words from the letters in PUNKETTE
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Common questions about PUNKETTE
- Is PUNKETTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNKETTE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUNKETTE worth?
- PUNKETTE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUNKETTE mean?
- A girl or young woman who follows punk music and its style.
- What letters can be added to PUNKETTE?
- PUNKETTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PUNKETTE:
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