PUMY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points

It depends on the list you play by. PUMY 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept PUMY?

Word power: 33 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PUMY is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PUMY

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How PUMY scores

Face value of the 4 tiles in PUMY, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.

What stands out about PUMY

• The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of PUMY

The 4 tiles of PUMY in a different order — 2 found.

Words ending in PUMY

1 words end in PUMY. Useful as a back hook: play PUMY onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in PUMY

Common questions about PUMY

Is PUMY valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PUMY is not in it.

How many points is PUMY worth?

PUMY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PUMY?

PUMY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.