PUBIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PUBIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUBIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUBIC is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUBIC
No single letter turns PUBIC into another word.
How PUBIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PUBIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does PUBIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the pubis, the lowest of the three bones that form each half of the pelvis.
Pubic describes anything belonging to this region of the body, most often used in medical and anatomical writing about the pubic bone or the pubic arch. Doctors compare the shape of the pubic arch when distinguishing a male from a female pelvis in anatomy and forensic study. Outside medicine the word appears mainly in health guides and biology textbooks rather than everyday conversation.
How PUBIC is used
Chiefly medical and anatomical; rarely used outside clinical or educational writing.
- The X-ray showed a hairline fracture in the pubic bone.
- The textbook diagram labelled the pubic arch and its surrounding muscles.
- Doctors examined the pubic region as part of the routine check.
- The pubic bone forms the front part of the pelvis.
- Forensic anatomists study the pubic arch to help estimate sex from skeletal remains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUBIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in PUBIC
2 words end in PUBIC. Useful as a back hook: play PUBIC onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in PUBIC
Common questions about PUBIC
- Is PUBIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUBIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUBIC worth?
- PUBIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUBIC mean?
- Relating to the pubis, the lowest of the three bones that form each half of the pelvis.
- What letters can be added to PUBIC?
- No single letter can be added to PUBIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PUBIC:
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