PUNKINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PUNKINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUNKINESS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUNKINESS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNKINESS
Front hooks — 1
spunkinessBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PUNKINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PUNKINESS, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUNKINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PUNKINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The quality of having the rebellious, raw style associated with punk music and fashion.
Critics reach for punkiness when a band, outfit or attitude has a rough, defiant edge. It describes a flavour of style and is not a claim about musical genre.
How PUNKINESS is used
Used informally in music and fashion talk.
- The jacket's studs and safety pins gave it an undeniable punkiness.
- Reviewers praised the punkiness of the band's first record.
- Some fans think the later albums lost the punkiness of the early days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUNKINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUNKINESS
1 longer words begin with PUNKINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in PUNKINESS
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Common questions about PUNKINESS
- Is PUNKINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNKINESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUNKINESS worth?
- PUNKINESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUNKINESS mean?
- The quality of having the rebellious, raw style associated with punk music and fashion.
- What letters can be added to PUNKINESS?
- PUNKINESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PUNKINESS:
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