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FLUNK

5 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What FLUNK Means

  1. noun: failure to reach a minimum required performance“his failing the course led to his disqualification”
  2. verb: fail to get a passing grade“She studied hard but failed nevertheless”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FLUNK is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 L1 U1 N1 K5.

Words Made From The Letters In FLUNK

6 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 (2)

3 letter words (2)

2 letter words (2)

Longer Words Containing FLUNK

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

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