DUNG
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Definition
Pronunciation: //ˈdʌŋ//
noun
- (uncountable) Manure; animal excrement."Poor Tom, that eats the swimming frog, the toad, the todpole, the wall-newt, and the water; that in the fury of his heart, when the foul fiend rages, eats cow-dung for sallets; swallows the old rat and the ditch-dog; drinks the green mantle of the standing pool[…]"
- (countable) A type of manure, as from a particular species or type of animal.
verb
- (transitive) To fertilize with dung."a cart he found, That carry'd compost forth to dung the ground"
- (transitive, calico printing) To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot water containing cow dung, done to remove the superfluous mordant.
- (intransitive) To release dung: to defecate."[…] for hungry birds have devoured ſeeds, and having moiſtened and warmed them in their bellies, a little after have dunged in the forky twiſtes of Trees, and together with their dung excluded the ſeed whole which erſt they had ſwallowed: and ſometimes it brings forth there where they dung it, […]"
verb
- (obsolete) past participle of ding
verb
- (colloquial) To discard (especially rubbish); to chuck out.
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 6 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 9 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'DUNG'?
The word DUNG is worth 6 points in Scrabble.
D2
U1
N1
G2
Total: 6 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'DUNG'?
The word DUNG is worth 9 points in Words With Friends.
D2
U2
N2
G3
Total: 9 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.