PUKE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PUKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUKE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUKE is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUKE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PUKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does PUKE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To vomit — an informal word for it.
Puke is first recorded in Shakespeare, in the speech about the seven ages of man. It has stayed informal for four hundred years without ever becoming either polite or obscene.
How PUKE is used
Puked, pukes. Informal but not offensive.
- The word puke first appears in Shakespeare.
- He puked over the side and felt better.
- A puke on the pavement outside every Saturday.
- Four hundred years and puke is still informal.
- Nothing about puke has become polite or obscene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUKE
7 longer words begin with PUKE.
Shorter words from the letters in PUKE
Common questions about PUKE
- Is PUKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUKE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUKE worth?
- PUKE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUKE mean?
- To vomit — an informal word for it.
- What letters can be added to PUKE?
- PUKE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PUKE:
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