Words Containing PUNC

158 words contain PUNC anywhere. Scores range up to 26 points (KEYPUNCHING), averaging 17.4 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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Definition

Relating to acupuncture.

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A treatment inserting needles into the body.

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Definition

Plural of ACUPUNCTURE.

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Present participle of ACUPUNCTURE.

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Third-person singular present tense of ACUPUNCTURING.

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Definition

A professional who practices acupuncture.

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Plural of ACUPUNCTURIST.

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A machine that punches holes in punch cards.

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Plural of CARDPUNCH.

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A feeling of guilt or regret for a wrong action.

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Plural of COMPUNCTION.

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Filled with guilt or remorse.

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With feelings of guilt or regret.

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A punch thrown in response to an opponent's punch.

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Definition

Past tense of COUNTERPUNCH.

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Agent noun of COUNTERPUNCH.

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Plural of COUNTERPUNCHER.

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Plural of COUNTERPUNCH.

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Present participle of COUNTERPUNCH.

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A cowboy who herds cattle.

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Plural of COWPUNCHER.

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Definition

Use of electric shocks to stimulate muscles subcutaneously.

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To erase or blot out.

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Past tense of EXPUNCT.

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Present participle of EXPUNCT.

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The act or result of deleting or erasing something.

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Plural of EXPUNCTION.

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Third-person singular present tense of EXPUNCT.

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The insertion of punctuation marks in text.

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Plural of INTERPUNCTION.

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To insert punctuation between words.

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Past tense of INTERPUNCTUATE.

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Third-person singular present tense of INTERPUNCTUATE.

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Definition

A machine that punches holes in cards to encode data.

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Definition

Past tense of KEYPUNCH.

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Agent noun of KEYPUNCH.

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Plural of KEYPUNCHER.

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Plural of KEYPUNCH.

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Present participle of KEYPUNCH.

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A very small puncture.

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Plural of MICROPUNCTURE.

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To use punctuation marks incorrectly.

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Past tense of MISPUNCTUATE.

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Third-person singular present tense of MISPUNCTUATE.

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Present participle of MISPUNCTUATE.

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Incorrect or missing punctuation marks.

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Plural of MISPUNCTUATION.

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To punch harder or more effectively than an opponent.

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Past tense of OUTPUNCH.

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Third-person singular present tense of OUTPUNCH.

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Present participle of OUTPUNCH.

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To punch holes in something ahead of time.

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Past tense of PREPUNCH.

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Third-person singular present tense of PREPUNCH.

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Present participle of PREPUNCH.

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Definition

Excessively prompt or early.

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To kick with clogs (obsolete).

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Past tense of PUNCE.

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Third-person singular present tense of PUNCE.

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Definition

To hit with a fist.

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How many words containing punc are there?

There are 158 words containing punc.

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What is the highest-scoring word contain PUNC anywhere?

KEYPUNCHING scores 26 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.