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PUNTING

7 letters

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Classic 5 pts
Big 5 pts
Super Big 5 pts

PUNTING is a valid 7-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 5 in Classic, 5 in Big, and 5 in Super Big Boggle.

PUNTING root PUNT-ing

Word family

PUNT 1 PUNTS-s 2 PUNTED-ed 3
noun
  1. A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.
  2. A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.
  3. obsoleteA point in the game of faro.
  4. obsoleteThe act of playing basset, baccarat, faro, etc.
  5. A bet or wager.
    • Anyone up for a punt on Randwick?
  6. AustraliaGambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs.
  7. A highly speculative investment or other commitment.
  8. A wild guess.
  9. The indentation in the base of a wine bottle.
  10. A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.
  11. The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
verb
  1. To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
  2. Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.
  3. To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.
  4. intransitivetransitiveTo kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.)
  5. To kick a bouncing ball far and high.
  6. colloquialintransitivetransitiveTo equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).
  7. To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.
  8. colloquialintransitiveTo make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.
  9. colloquialtransitiveTo eject; to kick out of a place.
  10. To play basset, baccara, faro, etc.
  11. AustraliaIrelandUKTo stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
  12. figurativelyTo make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.