Is PUNKIN valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNKIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PUNKIN worth?

PUNKIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PUNKIN?

PUNKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

PUNKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. PUNKIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

p3u1n1k5i1n1

PlayablePUNKIN · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

16points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 1,104 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept PUNKIN?

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

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.67%

Our own measure of how useful PUNKIN is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PUNKIN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

punkins13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PUNKIN scores

Scrabble p3u1n1k5i1n1 12

Words with Friends p4u2n2k5i1n2 16

Face value of the 6 tiles in PUNKIN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
u	1	4
n	2	6
k	1	1
i	1	9

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,104 thousand.

Words starting with PUNKIN

punkins13 punkiness15 punkinesses17

3 longer words begin with PUNKIN.

Shorter words from the letters in PUNKIN

unpin7 pink10 punk10 kip9 ink7 kin7 nip5 pin5 piu5 pun5 inn3 nun3 uni3 ki6 pi4 up4 in2 nu2 un2

Common questions about PUNKIN

Is PUNKIN valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNKIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PUNKIN worth?: PUNKIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PUNKIN?: PUNKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PUNKIN:

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