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Funk

f 4u 1n 1k 5

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Less common

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

What does funk mean?

noun

  1. a state of nervous depression

    “he was in a funk”

    Synonymsblue funk

  2. United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)

    Synonymscasimir funk

  3. an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar

verb

  1. draw back, as with fear or pain

    “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”

    Synonymsflinchsquinchcringeshrinkwince

Is FUNK 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 FUNK worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
f 4u 1n 1k 5

Words With Friends

13 pts
f 4u 2n 2k 5

Wordfeud

12 pts
f 4u 2n 1k 5

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
f 4u 2n 1k 6

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

Words from the letters in FUNK

Hooks for FUNK

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

funksfunky

Words that end like FUNK

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

junktrunksunkchunkdrunkbunkdunkhunkflunkskunkslunkspunkstunkshrunkdebunkchipmunk
All words ending in -UNK

Funk: quick answers

Is FUNK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FUNK is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FUNK worth?
FUNK scores 11 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does funk mean?
As a noun, funk means “a state of nervous depression”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FUNK?
You can make 3 shorter words from FUNK, such as FUN, NU, UN. See the full list.