PUNT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PUNT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUNT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUNT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUNT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PUNT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does PUNT mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A long, flat-bottomed boat with square ends, moved by pushing a pole against the bottom of a river.
A punt has no keel and sits low in the water, so a passenger standing at the back can drive it forward simply by pushing a long pole against the riverbed. Punts are especially associated with slow rivers in England, where taking a punt out for an afternoon is a popular pastime.
How PUNT is used
Common in everyday British English, especially around university towns with rivers.
- They hired a punt for the afternoon and drifted lazily along the river.
- He balanced carefully at the back of the punt, pushing the pole against the riverbed.
- The punt glided under the old stone bridge without a sound.
- Tourists lined up at the dock, waiting for the next punt to fill with passengers.
- A sudden gust nearly tipped the punt as it rounded the bend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUNT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUNT
13 longer words begin with PUNT.
Words with PUNT inside
9 words contain PUNT in the middle. Words that start with PUNT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PUNT
Common questions about PUNT
- Is PUNT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUNT worth?
- PUNT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUNT mean?
- A long, flat-bottomed boat with square ends, moved by pushing a pole against the bottom of a river.
- What letters can be added to PUNT?
- PUNT takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PUNT:
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