PUERILE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PUERILE 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 PUERILE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUERILE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUERILE
No single letter turns PUERILE into another word.
How PUERILE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PUERILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What does PUERILE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Silly and immature in a way that suits a young child rather than an adult.
To call a joke or a quarrel puerile is to criticise it, not to praise it as youthful. The word is harsher than childlike, which can be affectionate.
How PUERILE is used
Puerile is used mostly in disapproving comments on behaviour, humour or arguments.
- Their puerile insults embarrassed everyone at the meeting.
- He found the film puerile and a waste of time.
- It was a puerile attempt to get attention.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUERILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUERILE
1 longer words begin with PUERILE.
Shorter words from the letters in PUERILE
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Common questions about PUERILE
- Is PUERILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUERILE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUERILE worth?
- PUERILE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUERILE mean?
- Silly and immature in a way that suits a young child rather than an adult.
- What letters can be added to PUERILE?
- No single letter can be added to PUERILE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PUERILE:
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