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Funks

f 4u 1n 1k 5s 1

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noun · verb · 5 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of funk

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does funks 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

Definitions shown for funk, the base form of funks.

Is FUNKS 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) Yes

How many points is FUNKS worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
f 4u 1n 1k 5s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
f 4u 2n 2k 5s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
f 4u 2n 1k 5s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
f 4u 2n 1k 6s 1

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

Words from the letters in FUNKS

Words that end like FUNKS

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

chunkstrunksbunksdunkshunksjunkspunksdrunksflunksskunksdebunkschipmunks
All words ending in -UNKS

Funks: quick answers

Is FUNKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FUNKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FUNKS worth?
FUNKS scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does funks mean?
funks is the plural and third-person singular form of funk, which means “a state of nervous depression”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FUNKS?
You can make 11 shorter words from FUNKS, such as FUNK, SUNK, FUNS, SUK. See the full list.