HUNCH
13
Definition
Pronunciation: //hʌnt͡ʃ//
verb
- (intransitive) To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders."Don't hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems."
- (transitive) To raise (one's shoulders) (while lowering one's head or bending the top of one's body forward); to curve (one's body) forward (sometimes followed by up)."They stood outside the door hunching themselves against the rain and puffing on their cigarettes."
- (intransitive) To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders."[…] the figure hunched up the road."
- (transitive) To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back."[…] thou art all one errour; soul and body. The first young tryal of some unskill’d Pow’r; Rude in the making Art, and Ape of Jove. Thy crooked mind within hunch’d out thy back; And wander’d in thy limbs:"
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 5 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 13 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 14 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- Yes
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'HUNCH'?
The word HUNCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble.
H4
U1
N1
C3
H4
Total: 13 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'HUNCH'?
The word HUNCH is worth 14 points in Words With Friends.
H3
U2
N2
C4
H3
Total: 14 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.