PUKA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. PUKA 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 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PUKA?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUKA is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUKA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pukasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUKA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PUKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does PUKA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shell bead used in Hawaiian necklaces.
Puka means hole in Hawaiian, and the beads are naturally worn shell fragments with a hole already in them. Most necklaces sold now use cut shell, which is not puka at all.
How PUKA is used
Countable and uncountable.
- A puka bead has a hole worn by the sea and not by a drill.
- The word puka means hole in Hawaiian.
- Most shell necklaces sold as puka are cut shell.
- Two puka of the same size is a coincidence worth noticing.
- A genuine puka necklace takes years of beachcombing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUKA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PUKA
The 4 tiles of PUKA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PUKA
3 longer words begin with PUKA.
Words ending in PUKA
3 words end in PUKA. Useful as a back hook: play PUKA onto a word already on the board.
Words with PUKA inside
3 words contain PUKA in the middle. Words that start with PUKA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PUKA
Common questions about PUKA
- Is PUKA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUKA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUKA worth?
- PUKA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUKA mean?
- A shell bead used in Hawaiian necklaces.
- What letters can be added to PUKA?
- PUKA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PUKA:
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