PUDGY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PUDGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUDGY?
| 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 PUDGY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUDGY
No single letter turns PUDGY into another word.
How PUDGY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PUDGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does PUDGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalNorth American
Slightly fat, especially in a soft, rounded way; chubby.
Pudgy describes a gentle plumpness, most often used about children, hands or cheeks rather than as a harsh comment on a person's weight. It closely matches the British word podgy, but pudgy is the form generally preferred in North American English. Like its British counterpart, it usually carries a mild, sometimes affectionate tone rather than criticism.
How PUDGY is used
Informal and mainly North American; often used affectionately about children or soft, rounded body parts.
- The toddler reached out with pudgy little hands.
- He was a pudgy child who grew into a tall teenager.
- Her pudgy cheeks made her look even younger.
- The cartoon character had short, pudgy legs.
- Years behind a desk had left him a bit pudgy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUDGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PUDGY
Common questions about PUDGY
- Is PUDGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUDGY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUDGY worth?
- PUDGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUDGY mean?
- Slightly fat, especially in a soft, rounded way; chubby.
- What letters can be added to PUDGY?
- No single letter can be added to PUDGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PUDGY:
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