Is BUNGLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUNGLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUNGLES mean?
Bungles is a form of BUNGLE.
- noun
an embarrassing mistake
- verb
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
“I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”
- verb
spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
“I bungled it!”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BUNGLES
BUNGLES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of BUNGLES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BUNGLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blunges10
- blunge9
- bugles9
- bulges9
- bungle9
- begun8
- bugle8
- bulge8
- bungs8
- gunsel7
- lunges7
- blues7
- lubes7
- begs7
- bugs7
- bung7
- genus6
- glens6
- glues6
- gules6
- luges6
- lunge6
- lungs6
- negus6
- slung6
- bels6
- bens6
- blue6
- buns6
- lube6
- nebs6
- nubs6
- slub6
- snub6
- unbe6
- beg6
- bug6
- lunes5
- engs5
- gels5
- gens5
- genu5
- glen5
- glue5
- gnus5
- guls5
- guns5
- legs5
- luge5
- lugs5
- lung5
- negs5
- nugs5
- slug5
- snug5
- sung5
- bel5
- ben5
- bes5
- bun5
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