PUDSY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. PUDSY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PUDSY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUDSY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUDSY
No single letter turns PUDSY into another word.
How PUDSY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PUDSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 294,092.
What does PUDSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsdialect
Plump and neatly rounded, or smugly pleased with oneself.
In Scots and northern dialect, pudsy first described a child or animal with a comfortable, well-fed roundness. From there it slid toward a second, related sense: a look of quiet, complacent satisfaction on a round face. Both senses share the idea of a full, contented plumpness.
How PUDSY is used
Chiefly literary and dialect writing; rarely heard in everyday standard speech.
- The old woman had a pudsy, cheerful face.
- A pudsy toddler chased the hens round the yard.
- He gave a pudsy little smile at the compliment.
- The painting shows a pudsy cherub asleep on a cloud.
- Her pudsy cheeks dimpled whenever she laughed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUDSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PUDSY
Common questions about PUDSY
- Is PUDSY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PUDSY is not in it.
- How many points is PUDSY worth?
- PUDSY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUDSY mean?
- Plump and neatly rounded, or smugly pleased with oneself.
- What letters can be added to PUDSY?
- No single letter can be added to PUDSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PUDSY:
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