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Is pungent a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pungent is a Scrabble US word. The word pungent is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

P3U1N1G2E1N1T1

Is pungent a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pungent is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

P3U1N1G2E1N1T1

Is pungent a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pungent is a Words With Friends word. The word pungent is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4U2N2G3E1N2T1

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7-letter words (1 found)

PUNGENT,

6-letter words (2 found)

PUNNET,UNPENT,

5-letter words (4 found)

GETUP,UNGET,UNPEG,UNPEN,

4-letter words (8 found)

GENT,GENU,PENT,PUNG,PUNT,TEGU,TUNE,TUNG,

3-letter words (26 found)

ENG,GEN,GET,GNU,GUE,GUN,GUP,GUT,NEG,NEP,NET,NUG,NUN,NUT,PEG,PEN,PET,PUG,PUN,PUT,TEG,TEN,TUG,TUN,TUP,UTE,

2-letter words (11 found)

EN,ET,GU,NE,NU,PE,TE,UG,UN,UP,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 53 words from pungent according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pungent

pungent

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pungens (stem pungent-), present participle of pungo (“to sting”). Doublet of poignant.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pŭnjənt, IPA(key): /ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt/

Adjective

pungent (comparative more pungent, superlative most pungent)

  1. Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
  2. Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
  3. (figurative) Stinging; acerbic.
    The critic gave a pungent review.
  4. (botany) Having a sharp and stiff point.

Derived terms

  • pungence
  • pungency
  • pungently

Translations

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Verb

pungent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of pungō

Source: wiktionary.org