PUGREE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PUGREE 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 PUGREE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUGREE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUGREE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pugreesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUGREE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PUGREE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What does PUGREE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A light scarf wound around a hat or helmet to keep off the sun, or a turban worn in South Asia.
Pugree comes from a Hindi word for a turban and reached English through colonial India, where a long strip of cloth was wrapped round a sun helmet with the ends hanging down to shade the neck. The spelling varies widely, and the form puggree is also seen. The thing itself is both a headdress and a practical piece of sun protection.
How PUGREE is used
Used in Indian English; spelling varies, also puggree.
- The officer wound a white pugree round his helmet.
- A bright pugree marked him out in the crowd.
- The traveller tied a pugree against the midday sun.
- She bought a silk pugree at the bazaar.
- His pugree hung down over the back of his neck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUGREE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUGREE
1 longer words begin with PUGREE.
Shorter words from the letters in PUGREE
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Common questions about PUGREE
- Is PUGREE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUGREE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUGREE worth?
- PUGREE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUGREE mean?
- A light scarf wound around a hat or helmet to keep off the sun, or a turban worn in South Asia.
- What letters can be added to PUGREE?
- PUGREE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PUGREE:
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