PUPIL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PUPIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUPIL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUPIL is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUPIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pupilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUPIL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PUPIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does PUPIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person, especially a child, who is being taught, typically in school; also, the round opening in the center of the eye that controls light entering it.
In its everyday classroom sense, a pupil is a student under the guidance of a teacher, a word still common in British English for schoolchildren specifically. The second meaning belongs to anatomy: the pupil sits at the center of the iris and widens or narrows to control how much light reaches the retina. Though the two senses look unrelated, both trace back to the same Latin root, pupilla, originally meaning a little doll, from the tiny reflection of oneself visible in another person's eye.
How PUPIL is used
Pupil is common in British English for a schoolchild, and equally standard worldwide as the anatomical term for the eye's light-controlling opening.
- The teacher praised every pupil for finishing the project on time.
- A bright light made his pupil shrink almost instantly.
- Each pupil in the class received a new textbook.
- The doctor shined a small torch to check the pupil's response.
- The school welcomed forty new pupils this term.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUPIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PUPIL
The 5 tiles of PUPIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PUPIL
21 longer words begin with PUPIL.
Words ending in PUPIL
1 words end in PUPIL. Useful as a back hook: play PUPIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with PUPIL inside
2 words contain PUPIL in the middle. Words that start with PUPIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PUPIL
Common questions about PUPIL
- Is PUPIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUPIL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUPIL worth?
- PUPIL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUPIL mean?
- A person, especially a child, who is being taught, typically in school; also, the round opening in the center of the eye that controls light entering it.
- What letters can be added to PUPIL?
- PUPIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PUPIL:
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