PUNKIE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PUNKIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUNKIE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUNKIE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNKIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUNKIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PUNKIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does PUNKIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A tiny biting insect of the midge family, also known as a no-see-um.
A punkie is so small that it is barely seen, yet its bite is sharp and itchy, and swarms of them make summer evenings near water unpleasant. A different, much rarer sense names a lantern made by putting a candle into a hollowed-out vegetable. Camp-goers near lakes and shores know the punkie well and carry repellent against it.
How PUNKIE is used
Regional, informal name for the biting midge; plain "midge" is more usual in standard writing.
- A punkie landed on my arm and bit me at once.
- Close the tent flap or the punkies will get in.
- We were driven from the beach by clouds of punkies.
- The punkie is nearly invisible, but its bite is not.
- A single punkie can ruin a quiet evening on the porch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUNKIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUNKIE
3 longer words begin with PUNKIE.
Shorter words from the letters in PUNKIE
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Common questions about PUNKIE
- Is PUNKIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNKIE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUNKIE worth?
- PUNKIE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUNKIE mean?
- A tiny biting insect of the midge family, also known as a no-see-um.
- What letters can be added to PUNKIE?
- PUNKIE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PUNKIE:
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