PUGMARK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PUGMARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUGMARK?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUGMARK is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUGMARK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pugmarksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUGMARK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PUGMARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,176 thousand.
What does PUGMARK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
The footprint of an animal, especially a big cat such as a tiger.
Pugmark comes from Hindi and is the term trackers use in India for animal tracks. Wildlife surveys count and measure pugmarks to estimate how many tigers live in a forest.
How PUGMARK is used
Pugmark is used in wildlife and tracking contexts, particularly about tigers and leopards.
- The guide pointed to a fresh pugmark in the mud.
- Rangers photograph each pugmark to identify individual tigers.
- A single pugmark showed that a leopard had crossed the stream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUGMARK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUGMARK
1 longer words begin with PUGMARK.
Shorter words from the letters in PUGMARK
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Common questions about PUGMARK
- Is PUGMARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUGMARK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUGMARK worth?
- PUGMARK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUGMARK mean?
- The footprint of an animal, especially a big cat such as a tiger.
- What letters can be added to PUGMARK?
- PUGMARK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PUGMARK:
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