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Skunk

s 1k 5u 1n 1k 5

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common

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

What does skunk mean?

noun

  1. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

    “only a rotter would do that”

    Synonymsrotterdirty dogratstinkerstinkpot

  2. a defeat in a game where one side fails to score

    Synonymsshutout

  3. street names for marijuana

    Synonymspotgrassgreen goddessdopeweed

  4. American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

    Synonymspolecatwood pussy

verb

  1. defeat by a lurch

    Synonymslurch

Is SKUNK 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

SKUNK is also on the original list of Wordle answers.

How many points is SKUNK worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
s 1k 5u 1n 1k 5

Words With Friends

15 pts
s 1k 5u 2n 2k 5

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
s 1k 6u 2n 1k 6

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

Words from the letters in SKUNK

Hooks for SKUNK

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

skunksskunky

Words that end like SKUNK

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.

trunkjunkchunkdrunksunkflunkslunkspunkstunkbunkdunkhunkshrunkdebunkchipmunk
All words ending in -UNK

Skunk: quick answers

Is SKUNK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SKUNK is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SKUNK worth?
SKUNK scores 13 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does skunk mean?
As a noun, skunk means “a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SKUNK?
You can make 8 shorter words from SKUNK, such as SUNK, SUK, NUS, SUN. See the full list.