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Is spelunk a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word spelunk is a Scrabble US word. The word spelunk is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

S1P3E1L1U1N1K5

Is spelunk a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word spelunk is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

S1P3E1L1U1N1K5

Is spelunk a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word spelunk is a Words With Friends word. The word spelunk is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1P4E1L2U2N2K5

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7-letter words (1 found)

SPELUNK,

6-letter words (1 found)

PLUNKS,

5-letter words (19 found)

KELPS,LUNES,LUNKS,NEUKS,NUKES,PENKS,PLUES,PLUNK,PUKES,PULES,PULKS,PULSE,PUNKS,PUSLE,SKELP,SLUNK,SPELK,SPULE,SPUNK,

4-letter words (43 found)

ELKS,EUKS,KELP,KENS,KEPS,KUES,KUNE,LEKS,LEKU,LENS,LEPS,LUES,LUKE,LUNE,LUNK,LUNS,LUSK,NEKS,NEPS,NEUK,NUKE,PELS,PENK,PENS,PLUE,PLUS,PUKE,PULE,PULK,PULS,PUNK,PUNS,SKEN,SKEP,SLUE,SPEK,SPUE,SPUN,SULK,SUNK,SUPE,UKES,ULES,

3-letter words (33 found)

ELK,ELS,ENS,EUK,KEN,KEP,KUE,LEK,LEP,LES,LEU,LUN,NEK,NEP,NUS,PEL,PEN,PES,PLU,PUL,PUN,PUS,SEL,SEN,SUE,SUK,SUN,SUP,UKE,ULE,UNS,UPS,USE,

2-letter words (9 found)

EL,EN,ES,NE,NU,PE,UN,UP,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 107 words from spelunk according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of spelunk

spelunk

Alternative forms

  • spelunc

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spəˈlʌŋk/, /spiːˈlʌŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ʌŋk

Etymology 1

From Middle English spelunke, from Old French spelonque and/or Latin spelunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”), related to σπέος (spéos). Cognates include Middle Dutch spelunke, spelonke, German Spelunke.

Noun

spelunk (plural spelunks)

  1. (obsolete) A cave, cavern or grotto.
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Etymology 2

U.S., 1940s. Back-formation from spelunker.

Verb

spelunk (third-person singular simple present spelunks, present participle spelunking, simple past and past participle spelunked)

  1. To explore caves.
  2. To explore a system in depth.
Synonyms
  • cave
Derived terms
  • spelunking
Translations

Source: wiktionary.org