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What does bunco mean? Is bunco a Scrabble word?

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Is bunco a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bunco is a Scrabble US word. The word bunco is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

B3U1N1C3O1

Is bunco a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bunco is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

B3U1N1C3O1

Is bunco a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word bunco is a Words With Friends word. The word bunco is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4U2N2C4O1

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5-letter words (1 found)

BUNCO,

4-letter words (2 found)

BOUN,UNCO,

3-letter words (7 found)

BON,BUN,COB,CON,CUB,NOB,NUB,

2-letter words (7 found)

BO,NO,NU,OB,ON,OU,UN,

You can make 17 words from bunco according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of bunco

bunco ubnco bnuco nbuco unbco nubco bucno ubcno bcuno cbuno ucbno cubno bncuo nbcuo bcnuo cbnuo ncbuo cnbuo uncbo nucbo ucnbo cunbo ncubo cnubo bunoc ubnoc bnuoc nbuoc unboc nuboc buonc ubonc bounc obunc uobnc oubnc bnouc nbouc bonuc obnuc nobuc onbuc unobc nuobc uonbc ounbc noubc onubc bucon ubcon bcuon cbuon ucbon cubon buocn ubocn boucn obucn uobcn oubcn bcoun cboun bocun obcun cobun ocbun ucobn cuobn uocbn oucbn coubn ocubn bncou nbcou bcnou cbnou ncbou cnbou bnocu nbocu boncu obncu nobcu onbcu bconu cbonu bocnu obcnu cobnu ocbnu ncobu cnobu nocbu oncbu conbu ocnbu uncob nucob ucnob cunob ncuob cnuob unocb nuocb uoncb ouncb noucb onucb uconb cuonb uocnb oucnb counb ocunb ncoub cnoub nocub oncub conub ocnub

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Definitions and meaning of bunco

bunco

Alternative forms

  • bunko

Etymology

Reportedly from Spanish banca, a card game.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʌŋkəʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ʌŋkəʊ

Noun

bunco (countable and uncountable, plural buncos or buncoes)

  1. (US, slang) A swindle or confidence trick.
  2. (uncountable) A parlour game played in teams with three dice, originating in England but popular among suburban women in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century.
  3. A brigand.

Derived terms

  • bunco artist
  • bunco squad
  • bunco-steerer

Verb

bunco (third-person singular simple present buncos, present participle buncoing, simple past and past participle buncoed)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, US, slang) To swindle (someone).

Source: wiktionary.org