PUDU is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PUDU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUDU?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUDU is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUDU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pudusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUDU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PUDU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does PUDU mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The smallest deer species in the world, native to the forests of South America.
A pudu stands barely knee-high and moves through dense undergrowth with short, quick steps that suit its tiny frame. Two separate species exist, one in the forests of Chile and Argentina and another farther north in the Andes, and both remain shy and rarely seen.
How PUDU is used
Named from a Mapuche word and most often encountered in zoology texts.
- The zoo added a young pudu to its exhibit.
- A pudu darted through the underbrush and vanished.
- Conservationists track the shrinking pudu population.
- Visitors were surprised how small the pudu looked.
- The pudu fawn stayed close to its mother.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUDU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUDU
1 longer words begin with PUDU.
Shorter words from the letters in PUDU
Common questions about PUDU
- Is PUDU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUDU, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUDU worth?
- PUDU is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUDU mean?
- The smallest deer species in the world, native to the forests of South America.
- What letters can be added to PUDU?
- PUDU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PUDU:
Open PUDU in the Word Finder