PUGILS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. PUGILS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3u1g2i1l1s1
Depends on the listPUGILS · 6 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 344,923odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept PUGILS?
| 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: 24 / 100
24WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.33%
Our own measure of how useful PUGILS is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUGILS
No single letter turns PUGILS into another word.
How PUGILS scores
Scrabble p3u1g2i1l1s1 9
Words with Friends p4u2g3i1l2s1 13
Face value of the 6 tiles in PUGILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
Shorter words from the letters in PUGILS
gulps8 plugs8 pugil8 pilus7 pulis7 gusli6 iglus6 uglis6 gips7 gulp7 gups7 pigs7 plug7 pugs7 spug7 lips6 lisp6 plus6 puli6 puls6 slip6 guls5 iglu5 ligs5 lugs5 slug5 ugli5 gip6 gup6 pig6 pug6 lip5 pis5 piu5 plu5 psi5 pul5 pus5 sip5 sup5
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Common questions about PUGILS
- Is PUGILS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PUGILS is not in it.
- How many points is PUGILS worth?
- PUGILS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PUGILS?
- No single letter can be added to PUGILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PUGILS:
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