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Skunks

s 1k 5u 1n 1k 5s 1

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of skunk

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

What does skunks 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

Definitions shown for skunk, the base form of skunks.

Is SKUNKS 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 SKUNKS worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in SKUNKS

Words that end like SKUNKS

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.

chunkstrunksdrunksflunksbunksdunkshunksjunkspunksdebunkschipmunks
All words ending in -UNKS

Skunks: quick answers

Is SKUNKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SKUNKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SKUNKS worth?
SKUNKS scores 14 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does skunks mean?
skunks is the plural and third-person singular form of skunk, which 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 SKUNKS?
You can make 13 shorter words from SKUNKS, such as SKUNK, SUNKS, SUKS, SUNK. See the full list.