SCUNGY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCUNGY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SCUNGY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCUNGY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCUNGY
No single letter turns SCUNGY into another word.
How SCUNGY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCUNGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What stands out about SCUNGY
- SCUNGY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SCUNGY
Common questions about SCUNGY
- Is SCUNGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCUNGY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCUNGY worth?
- SCUNGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCUNGY?
- No single letter can be added to SCUNGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCUNGY:
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