PUDGE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PUDGE 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.
Which word lists accept PUDGE?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful PUDGE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUDGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pudgesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUDGE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PUDGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does PUDGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A soft, slightly excessive layer of body fat, especially around the stomach or cheeks.
Pudge describes a mild, often endearing softness rather than serious weight gain, and people use it casually about babies, pets, or their own midsections after a holiday. The adjective podgy or pudgy comes from the same root and describes someone who has this kind of softness. Because the word carries a light, affectionate tone, pudge rarely appears in medical or formal writing about weight.
How PUDGE is used
Pudge is informal and mostly used lightly or affectionately, rather than as a clinical description of weight.
- He patted the baby's little belly pudge and laughed.
- A bit of pudge had settled around her waist after the holidays.
- The dog's pudge made him look even more like a plush toy.
- She joked about losing the pudge before summer arrived.
- Years of desk work left him with some extra pudge around the middle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUDGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUDGE
1 longer words begin with PUDGE.
Words with PUDGE inside
2 words contain PUDGE in the middle. Words that start with PUDGE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PUDGE
Common questions about PUDGE
- Is PUDGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUDGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUDGE worth?
- PUDGE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUDGE mean?
- A soft, slightly excessive layer of body fat, especially around the stomach or cheeks.
- What letters can be added to PUDGE?
- PUDGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PUDGE:
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