lunkhead
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
/ˈlʌnk.hɛd/
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/ˈlʌnk.hɛd/ · [ˈlʌŋk.ɦɛd]
Definition of lunkhead
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(derogatory, informal)A fool or idiot.
“You are a lunkhead! How could you be so stupid?”
“Eww, you've got to check out her creepy friends.. It's like these JAP actress sluts and some American Gladiators reject lunkhead!”
“More recently in the semi-mainstream, and somewhere between Jo and Lesbieber, there’s Portlandia’s Lance, of recurring couple Nina and Lance. He’s a longhaired lunkhead with a heart of gold and the patience of a man who could only actually be a woman.”
“Bill Baker is a challenging hero to root for, a thickly accented lunkhead and self-described screwup who is never without his trucker cap and wraparound shades.”
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Etymology
Probably from *lunk (perhaps an alteration of lump; compare hunk & hump), a diminutive of lump + head.
Words you can make from lunkhead
140 playable · top: HANKED (14 pts)
Best play hanked 14 points6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
15 words4-letter words
60 words- DHAK 12 pts
- ANKH 11 pts
- HAKE 11 pts
- HAKU 11 pts
- HANK 11 pts
- HULK 11 pts
- HUNK 11 pts
- KHAN 11 pts
- LAKH 11 pts
- DANK 9 pts
- DUKE 9 pts
- DUNK 9 pts
- AHED 8 pts
- DAHL 8 pts
- DHAL 8 pts
- HADE 8 pts
- HAED 8 pts
- HAND 8 pts
- HEAD 8 pts
- HELD 8 pts
- HUED 8 pts
- KALE 8 pts
- KANE 8 pts
- KUNA 8 pts
- KUNE 8 pts
- LAKE 8 pts
- LANK 8 pts
- LEAK 8 pts
- LEKU 8 pts
- LUNK 8 pts
- NEUK 8 pts
- NUKE 8 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HAUL 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HULA 7 pts
- AULD 5 pts
- DALE 5 pts
- DEAL 5 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DUAL 5 pts
- DUEL 5 pts
- DUNE 5 pts
- LADE 5 pts
- LAND 5 pts
- LAUD 5 pts
- LEAD 5 pts
- LEND 5 pts
- LEUD 5 pts
- LUDE 5 pts
- NUDE 5 pts
- UNDE 5 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LUNA 4 pts
- LUNE 4 pts
- ULAN 4 pts
- ULNA 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- DAK 8 pts
- AUK 7 pts
- DAH 7 pts
- DUH 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- ELK 7 pts
- HAD 7 pts
- KAE 7 pts
- KEA 7 pts
- KEN 7 pts
- KUE 7 pts
- LEK 7 pts
- UKE 7 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HUE 6 pts
- HUN 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAL 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DEL 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DUE 4 pts
- DUN 4 pts
- ELD 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- LAD 4 pts
- LED 4 pts
- LUD 4 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- EAU 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
- LUN 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
2-letter words
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