PUNK
10
Definition
Pronunciation: //pʌŋk//
noun
- (countable) One who engages in sexual intercourse, particularly:"My lord, she may be a punk; for many of them are neither maid, widow, nor wife."
- (countable) One who engages in sexual intercourse, particularly:"The Beaus... At night make a Punk of him that's first drunk."
- (countable) One who engages in sexual intercourse, particularly:
- (countable) One who engages in sexual intercourse, particularly:"They'd pick up youngsters as, well—as their playthings. These kids were called punks."
adj
- (US, colloquial) Worthless, contemptible, particularly"Babbitt boomed on: "Pretty punk service the Company giving us on these car-lines. Nonsense to only run the Portland Road cars once every seven minutes. Fellow gets mighty cold on a winter morning, waiting on a street corner with the wind nipping at his ankles.""
- (US, colloquial) Worthless, contemptible, particularly
- (US, colloquial) Worthless, contemptible, particularly"... Donald Trump is also a coward. For all of his tough talk and bluster, the president of the United States is a punk ass bitch."
- (US, colloquial) Worthless, contemptible, particularly"With the subtleties of dressing ran other complex worries. "I feel kind of punk this morning," he said. "I think I had too much dinner last evening. You oughtn't to serve those heavy banana fritters.""
verb
- (slang) To pimp.
- (slang, transitive) To forcibly perform anal sex upon (an unwilling partner)."Ricky punked his new cell-mates."
- (slang, transitive) To prank."I got expelled when I punked the principal."
- (especially with "out") To give up or concede; to act like a wimp."Jimmy was going to help me with the prank, but he punked (out) at the last minute."
noun
- (uncountable) Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood, but especially wood altered by certain fungi."As the East-Indians use Moxa, so these burn with Punk, which is the inward Part of the Excrescence or Exuberance of an Oak."
- (countable) A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense."On the end a coal of fire slowly smouldered. It would last for hours, and my cell-mate called it a "punk.""
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 10 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 13 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 'PUNK'?
The word PUNK is worth 10 points in Scrabble.
P3
U1
N1
K5
Total: 10 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'PUNK'?
The word PUNK is worth 13 points in Words With Friends.
P4
U2
N2
K5
Total: 13 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.