PUDENCY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PUDENCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUDENCY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUDENCY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUDENCY
No single letter turns PUDENCY into another word.
How PUDENCY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PUDENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What does PUDENCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryrare
Modesty, especially a shy reluctance to be exposed or embarrassed.
Pudency is a bookish word linked to the Latin idea of shame at improper things. It suggests a quiet decency rather than outright prudishness. Today it survives mainly in the related adjective pudent and in old texts.
How PUDENCY is used
Pudency is rare and literary, seen in older writing about manners and modesty.
- Her pudency kept her from speaking of her own success.
- The poem praises the pudency of the young bride.
- Victorian etiquette books valued pudency in women and men alike.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUDENCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PUDENCY
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Common questions about PUDENCY
- Is PUDENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUDENCY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUDENCY worth?
- PUDENCY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUDENCY mean?
- Modesty, especially a shy reluctance to be exposed or embarrassed.
- What letters can be added to PUDENCY?
- No single letter can be added to PUDENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PUDENCY:
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