Dunking

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of dunk, describing the act of briefly immersing something into a liquid to wet, coat, or saturate it.

“She was dunking her biscuit into her tea when it broke off and sank.”

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Synonyms

dippingsubmergingimmersingsoaking

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains D, U, N, K, I, N, G with a double N and high-value K, making it a strong early guess

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, the K is valuable at 5 points but the double N limits hook options

Words Related to Dunking

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “dunking” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bunking dinking ducking dunging dunning dusking funking junking

Words you can make from Dunking

Shorter words formed from the letters in “dunking”.

nudnik unkind gundi kingu nunki undig unkid unkin ding dung dunk gink ginn guid gunk indn kind king

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