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Is punter a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word punter is a Scrabble US word. The word punter is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is punter a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word punter is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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6-letter words (1 found)

PUNTER,

5-letter words (7 found)

ERUPT,PRENT,PRUNE,PRUNT,TUNER,UPTER,URENT,

4-letter words (13 found)

PENT,PERN,PERT,PUER,PUNT,PURE,RENT,RUNE,RUNT,TERN,TRUE,TUNE,TURN,

3-letter words (25 found)

ERN,NEP,NET,NUR,NUT,PEN,PER,PET,PRE,PUN,PUR,PUT,REN,REP,RET,RUE,RUN,RUT,TEN,TUN,TUP,URE,URN,URP,UTE,

2-letter words (12 found)

EN,ER,ET,NE,NU,PE,RE,TE,UN,UP,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 59 words from punter according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of punter

punter

Etymology

punt +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpʌn.tə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpʌn.tɚ/, [pʰʌ̃ːɾ̃ɚ]
  • Rhymes: -ʌntə(ɹ)

Noun

punter (plural punters)

  1. One who bets (punts) against the bank.
  2. One who oars or poles a punt (pontoon).
  3. One who punts a football.
  4. (Australia, UK, New Zealand, slang) One who gambles. See speculator.
  5. (British, Australia, slang) A customer of a commercial establishment, frequently of a pub or (alternatively) of a prostitute.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostitute's client
  6. (climbing) A beginner or unskilled climber.
  7. The person who keeps score in basset or ombre.
  8. (Scotland) A person who trades with a gang but is not a gang member.
  9. (Internet slang) A program used to forcibly disconnect another user from a chat room.

Synonyms

  • (prostitute's client): see Thesaurus:prostitute's client

Translations

References

  • “punter”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

  • Turpen, turnep

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [punˈte]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [punˈteɾ]

Etymology 1

From punt (“point, dot”) +‎ -er. Calque of Spanish puntero.

Noun

punter m (plural punters)

  1. (graphical user interface) pointer (icon)
    Synonym: busca
  2. (programming) pointer (variable)

Etymology 2

From punta (“point, tip”) +‎ -er.

Adjective

punter (feminine puntera, masculine plural punters, feminine plural punteres)

  1. pointed
    Synonym: puntegut
  2. (figurative) cutting-edge
    tecnologies punteres ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Noun

punter m (plural punters)

  1. puncheon

Further reading

  • “punter” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “punter” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
  • “punter”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Source: wiktionary.org