PULU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. PULU 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PULU?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PULU is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PULU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pulusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PULU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PULU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does PULU mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyregional
A soft, silky brown fibre gathered from the young fronds of a Hawaiian tree fern, once used for stuffing cushions and mattresses.
Pulu comes from tree ferns of the genus Cibotium that grow in the Hawaiian Islands, where workers once collected the fine hairy fibre covering the unfurling young fronds. Because it is springy and absorbent, pulu was packed into pillows, mattresses and cushions before synthetic fillings became common, and it was also used to stop wounds from bleeding.
How PULU is used
Rare outside specialist or historical writing about Hawaiian crafts and trade.
- The old trunks were packed with pulu instead of cotton to keep the mattress springy.
- Collectors on the islands once gathered pulu by hand from the unfurling fern fronds.
- A pillow stuffed with pulu felt lighter than one filled with feathers.
- The museum case explained how pulu was traded before synthetic fillings replaced it.
- Soft brown pulu clung to her fingers after she brushed against the young fern.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PULU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PULU
1 longer words begin with PULU.
Words with PULU inside
2 words contain PULU in the middle. Words that start with PULU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PULU
Common questions about PULU
- Is PULU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PULU is not in it.
- How many points is PULU worth?
- PULU is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PULU mean?
- A soft, silky brown fibre gathered from the young fronds of a Hawaiian tree fern, once used for stuffing cushions and mattresses.
- What letters can be added to PULU?
- PULU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PULU:
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