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BUNGS

5 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What BUNGS Means

BUNGS is a form of BUNG, which means:

  1. verb: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on“Remember to tip the waiter”
  2. verb: close with a cork or stopper
  3. noun: a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BUNGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 U1 N1 G2 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In BUNGS

29 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (10)

3 letter words (14)

2 letter words (5)

Longer Words Containing BUNGS

BUNGS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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