PUCCOON is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PUCCOON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUCCOON?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUCCOON is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUCCOON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
puccoonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUCCOON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PUCCOON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,910 thousand.
What does PUCCOON mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A North American plant that yields a red dye, such as bloodroot.
Native peoples used the puccoon for its red root, which gave a dye for skin and cloth and a medicine for various ailments. The name covers several unrelated plants with this colouring property.
How PUCCOON is used
Botanical and historical; often seen in older field guides.
- The puccoon bloomed white in early spring.
- They crushed the puccoon root to make a red dye.
- An old herbal described the puccoon in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUCCOON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUCCOON
1 longer words begin with PUCCOON.
Shorter words from the letters in PUCCOON
Common questions about PUCCOON
- Is PUCCOON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUCCOON, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUCCOON worth?
- PUCCOON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUCCOON mean?
- A North American plant that yields a red dye, such as bloodroot.
- What letters can be added to PUCCOON?
- PUCCOON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PUCCOON:
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