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Is chunk a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word chunk is a Scrabble US word. The word chunk is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

C3H4U1N1K5

Is chunk a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chunk is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

C3H4U1N1K5

Is chunk a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word chunk is a Words With Friends word. The word chunk is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4H3U2N2K5

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5-letter words (1 found)

CHUNK,

4-letter words (2 found)

HUCK,HUNK,

3-letter words (1 found)

HUN,

2-letter words (4 found)

CH,NU,UH,UN,

You can make 8 words from chunk according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of chunk

chunk hcunk cuhnk uchnk hucnk uhcnk chnuk hcnuk cnhuk nchuk hncuk nhcuk cunhk ucnhk cnuhk ncuhk unchk nuchk hunck uhnck hnuck nhuck unhck nuhck chukn hcukn cuhkn uchkn huckn uhckn chkun hckun ckhun kchun hkcun khcun cukhn uckhn ckuhn kcuhn ukchn kuchn hukcn uhkcn hkucn khucn ukhcn kuhcn chnku hcnku cnhku nchku hncku nhcku chknu hcknu ckhnu kchnu hkcnu khcnu cnkhu nckhu cknhu kcnhu nkchu knchu hnkcu nhkcu hkncu khncu nkhcu knhcu cunkh ucnkh cnukh ncukh unckh nuckh cuknh ucknh ckunh kcunh ukcnh kucnh cnkuh nckuh cknuh kcnuh nkcuh kncuh unkch nukch uknch kunch nkuch knuch hunkc uhnkc hnukc nhukc unhkc nuhkc huknc uhknc hkunc khunc ukhnc kuhnc hnkuc nhkuc hknuc khnuc nkhuc knhuc unkhc nukhc uknhc kunhc nkuhc knuhc

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word chunk. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in chunk.

Definitions and meaning of chunk

chunk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃʌŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ʌŋk

Etymology 1

Variant of chuck; or alternatively a diminutive of chump (“chunk; block”) +‎ *-k (diminutive suffix) (compare hunk from hump, etc.).

Noun

chunk (plural chunks)

  1. A part of something that has been separated.
  2. A representative portion of a substance, often large and irregular.
  3. (linguistics, education) A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle or cluster.
  4. (computing) A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block.
  5. (comedy) A segment of a comedian's performance.
Derived terms
  • chunk of change
Translations
See also
  • piece
  • bit
  • lump
  • chuck
  • hunk
Further reading
  • “chunk”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “chunk”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Verb

chunk (third-person singular simple present chunks, present participle chunking, simple past and past participle chunked)

  1. (transitive) To break into large pieces or chunks.
  2. (transitive) To break down (language, etc.) into conceptual pieces of manageable size.
  3. (transitive, slang, chiefly Southern US) To throw.
  4. (transitive, video games) Deal a substantial amount of damage to an opponent.
Derived terms
  • dechunk
  • microchunk
  • rechunk

Etymology 2

Noun

chunk (plural chunks)

  1. Archaic form of chank (“type of spiral shell”).

Source: wiktionary.org