SPUNK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPUNK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPUNK?
| 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 SPUNK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPUNK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPUNK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPUNK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does SPUNK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal word for courage, spirit, or determination in the face of difficulty.
Calling someone full of spunk praises their willingness to keep trying and stand up for themselves even when the odds are against them, much like the older word pluck. The word began in Scottish and northern English dialect describing a spark or small flame, and that image of a small fire carried over into the sense of inner fire or determination. In British informal speech spunk has also picked up an unrelated coarse slang meaning, so the word is used with more caution in Britain than in the United States, where the courage sense is the common one. Writers who want to avoid any ambiguity often choose grit or pluck instead.
How SPUNK is used
Informal, and mainly American in the sense of courage; used with more caution in British English because of an unrelated coarse slang meaning.
- The young boxer showed real spunk by getting up after every knockdown.
- It took spunk for her to challenge her boss in the meeting.
- Reporters admired the spunk of the small town standing up to the developers.
- He answered every hard question with spunk and a steady voice.
- The coach praised the team's spunk after the difficult loss.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPUNK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPUNK
The 5 tiles of SPUNK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPUNK
11 longer words begin with SPUNK.
Shorter words from the letters in SPUNK
Common questions about SPUNK
- Is SPUNK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPUNK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPUNK worth?
- SPUNK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPUNK mean?
- An informal word for courage, spirit, or determination in the face of difficulty.
- What letters can be added to SPUNK?
- SPUNK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPUNK:
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