SPUNKIE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPUNKIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPUNKIE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPUNKIE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPUNKIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPUNKIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPUNKIE, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does SPUNKIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A will-o'-the-wisp, the pale light seen flickering over marshes at night.
In Scots folklore the spunkie was a wandering light that led travellers astray into bogs. Such lights were later linked to marsh gas. The name is the same as the older Scots spunk, meaning a spark.
How SPUNKIE is used
Spunkie belongs to Scots folklore and dialect writing.
- The traveller followed the spunkie into the bog.
- Grandfather told tales of the spunkie on the moor.
- A spunkie danced above the reeds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPUNKIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPUNKIE
The 7 tiles of SPUNKIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPUNKIE
3 longer words begin with SPUNKIE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPUNKIE
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Common questions about SPUNKIE
- Is SPUNKIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPUNKIE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPUNKIE worth?
- SPUNKIE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPUNKIE mean?
- A will-o'-the-wisp, the pale light seen flickering over marshes at night.
- What letters can be added to SPUNKIE?
- SPUNKIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPUNKIE:
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