THUNK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. THUNK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THUNK?
| 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 THUNK is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THUNK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thunksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THUNK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in THUNK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does THUNK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A dull, hollow sound made by something heavy or soft striking a surface, similar to a muffled thud.
Writers reach for thunk when a plain thud does not quite fit the sound, most often reserving it for something dropped onto a wooden floor, tossed into a bag, or landing with a heavier, hollower note than a sharp bang. The word can act as a noun naming the sound itself, or as a verb describing something landing with exactly that sound, as when a sack thunks onto a table. Because it sounds so close to what it describes, thunk belongs to a small family of everyday sound words such as thud, clunk and plonk that mimic a noise rather than name it abstractly. Comic writing and casual description use thunk especially often, since a single syllable can stand in for a whole sentence describing an impact.
How THUNK is used
An informal, imitative word used mainly in casual writing and comic description of dull impact sounds.
- The book fell off the shelf with a loud thunk.
- She heard a thunk as the parcel landed on the porch.
- The car door closed with a solid thunk.
- His bag hit the floor with a heavy thunk.
- A thunk from the attic made everyone look up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THUNK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THUNK
3 longer words begin with THUNK.
Shorter words from the letters in THUNK
Common questions about THUNK
- Is THUNK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THUNK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THUNK worth?
- THUNK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THUNK mean?
- A dull, hollow sound made by something heavy or soft striking a surface, similar to a muffled thud.
- What letters can be added to THUNK?
- THUNK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of THUNK:
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