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Duns

d 2u 1n 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of dun

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does duns mean?

noun

  1. horse of a dull brownish grey color

  2. a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

    “she wore dun”

    Synonymsgreyish browngrayish brownfawn

verb

  1. treat cruelly

    “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”

    Synonymstormentragbedevilcrucifyfrustrate

  2. persistently ask for overdue payment

    “The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone”

  3. cure by salting

    “dun codfish”

  4. make a dun color

Definitions shown for dun, the base form of duns.

Is DUNS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DUNS worth?

Scrabble

5 pts
d 2u 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
d 2u 2n 2s 1

Wordfeud

6 pts
d 2u 2n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

6 pts
d 2u 2n 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DUNS

Hooks for DUNS

Add one letter to the front or back of DUNS to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

dunsh

Words that end like DUNS

Common words that share the ending -UNS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

runsgunsnunspunsstunsbunssunsshunsoutrunsoverrunsshotguns
All words ending in -UNS

Duns: quick answers

Is DUNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DUNS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 5 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DUNS worth?
DUNS scores 5 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 6 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does duns mean?
duns is the plural and third-person singular form of dun, which means “horse of a dull brownish grey color”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DUNS?
You can make 9 shorter words from DUNS, such as DUN, SUD, UDS, NUS. See the full list.