SHUNNER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SHUNNER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHUNNER?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHUNNER is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHUNNER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shunnersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHUNNER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHUNNER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 463,182.
What does SHUNNER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who deliberately keeps away from or avoids someone or something.
A shunner acts out of dislike, fear or caution rather than by chance. The word names the doer of the avoiding, which the verb shun alone does not. It is uncommon in speech and mostly appears in careful writing.
How SHUNNER is used
Appears in formal or literary writing, usually followed by "of" and the thing avoided.
- He was a shunner of crowds and ate lunch alone.
- The village treated her as a shunner of old customs.
- As a lifelong shunner of publicity, she refused every interview.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHUNNER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHUNNER
1 longer words begin with SHUNNER.
Shorter words from the letters in SHUNNER
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Common questions about SHUNNER
- Is SHUNNER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHUNNER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHUNNER worth?
- SHUNNER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHUNNER mean?
- A person who deliberately keeps away from or avoids someone or something.
- What letters can be added to SHUNNER?
- SHUNNER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHUNNER:
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