SPUNKY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SPUNKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPUNKY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPUNKY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPUNKY
No single letter turns SPUNKY into another word.
How SPUNKY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPUNKY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What stands out about SPUNKY
- SPUNKY 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
What does SPUNKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Showing courage and a lively, determined spirit.
A spunky person keeps going when things look hard and does not back down easily. The word carries warmth and is often used about smaller or younger people who face bigger opponents.
How SPUNKY is used
Used informally to praise someone plucky and full of fight.
- The spunky little dog chased off the large one.
- She was a spunky girl who never gave up.
- A spunky team beat the favourites.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPUNKY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SPUNKY
Common questions about SPUNKY
- Is SPUNKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPUNKY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPUNKY worth?
- SPUNKY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPUNKY mean?
- Showing courage and a lively, determined spirit.
- What letters can be added to SPUNKY?
- No single letter can be added to SPUNKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPUNKY:
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