Is DUNNEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DUNNEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DUNNEST mean?
Dunnest is a form of DUN.
- noun
horse of a dull brownish grey color
- adjective
of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color
“the dun and dreary prairie”
- noun
a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
“she wore dun”
- verb
treat cruelly
“The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + U (1) + N (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 8 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 DUNNEST
DUNNEST 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 DUNNEST
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DUNNEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stunned8
- nudest7
- sunned7
- tendus7
- tunned7
- unsent6
- dents6
- duets6
- dunes6
- dunts6
- nudes6
- tends6
- tendu6
- tuned6
- tunes5
- unset5
- dens5
- dent5
- dues5
- duet5
- dune5
- duns5
- dunt5
- dust5
- ends5
- nude5
- send5
- sned5
- stud5
- sued5
- teds5
- tend5
- unde5
- used5
- nest4
- nets4
- nuns4
- nuts4
- sent4
- stun4
- suet4
- sunn4
- tens4
- tune4
- tuns4
- utes4
- den4
- due4
- dun4
- eds4
- end4
- ted4
- ens3
- est3
- net3
- nun3
- nus3
- nut3
- sen3
- set3
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