PRUDERY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PRUDERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRUDERY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRUDERY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRUDERY
No single letter turns PRUDERY into another word.
How PRUDERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRUDERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,390 thousand.
What does PRUDERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Excessive or affected concern with propriety and modesty.
Prudery is the habit of being easily shocked by matters of sex or the body, and of making a show of it. Critics use the word when they think someone's modesty has become silly or stiff.
How PRUDERY is used
Usually disapproving; the related adjective is prudish.
- The censors' prudery banned the play for years.
- Victorian prudery covered even the legs of tables.
- He mocked her prudery with a grin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRUDERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PRUDERY
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Common questions about PRUDERY
- Is PRUDERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRUDERY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRUDERY worth?
- PRUDERY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRUDERY mean?
- Excessive or affected concern with propriety and modesty.
- What letters can be added to PRUDERY?
- No single letter can be added to PRUDERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRUDERY:
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