PUDIBUND is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PUDIBUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUDIBUND?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUDIBUND is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUDIBUND
No single letter turns PUDIBUND into another word.
How PUDIBUND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PUDIBUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUDIBUND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PUDIBUND mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literaryrare
Easily embarrassed about matters of the body or sex, and eager to avoid mentioning them.
Pudibund is a learned cousin of prudish, built on the Latin word for shame. Writers reach for it when they want a slightly mocking, old-fashioned tone for a character who blushes at the wrong moment.
How PUDIBUND is used
Found in literary or humorous prose, almost never in speech.
- The pudibund aunt covered her eyes at the slightest hint of romance.
- His pudibund replies made the interview painfully awkward.
- A pudibund age preferred to leave such topics unspoken.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUDIBUND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUDIBUND
2 longer words begin with PUDIBUND.
Shorter words from the letters in PUDIBUND
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Common questions about PUDIBUND
- Is PUDIBUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUDIBUND, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUDIBUND worth?
- PUDIBUND is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUDIBUND mean?
- Easily embarrassed about matters of the body or sex, and eager to avoid mentioning them.
- What letters can be added to PUDIBUND?
- No single letter can be added to PUDIBUND to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PUDIBUND:
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