Is PUCES valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUCES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PUCES worth?

PUCES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PUCES?

PUCES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

PUCES is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points

Yes. PUCES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

p3u1c3e1s1

PlayablePUCES · 5 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

9points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 98,031odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept PUCES?

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: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.8

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.8%

Our own measure of how useful PUCES is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PUCES

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

pucest10

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How PUCES scores

Scrabble p3u1c3e1s1 9

Words with Friends p4u2c4e1s1 12

Face value of the 5 tiles in PUCES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
u	1	4
c	1	2
e	1	12
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.

Words starting with PUCES

pucest10

1 longer words begin with PUCES.

Words ending in PUCES

prepuces14

1 words end in PUCES. Useful as a back hook: play PUCES onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in PUCES

ceps8 cups8 cusp8 pecs8 puce8 scup8 spec8 cues6 ecus6 spue6 supe6 cep7 cup7 pec7 cue5 ecu5 pes5 pus5 sec5 sup5 ups5 sue3 use3 pe4 up4 es2 us2

Common questions about PUCES

Is PUCES valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUCES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PUCES worth?: PUCES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PUCES?: PUCES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PUCES:

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