PUS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. PUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUS is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUS scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in PUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What stands out about PUS
- The same 3 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
What does PUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thick yellowish fluid produced in infected tissue.
Pus is Latin and reached English unchanged, and the adjective from it is purulent rather than anything you would guess. Despite the look of it, the fluid is mostly white blood cells that have done their work and died.
How PUS is used
Uncountable; there is no plural and no verb.
- Pus in a wound means the body is already fighting.
- The word pus is Latin and unchanged.
- A dressing soaked with pus needs changing, not worrying about.
- Pus is mostly dead white blood cells.
- The adjective from pus is purulent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PUS
The 3 tiles of PUS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PUS
Showing 24 of 93 words that begin with PUS.
Words ending in PUS
Showing 24 of 55 words that end in PUS. Useful as a back hook: play PUS onto a word already on the board.
Words with PUS inside
Showing 24 of 83 words that contain PUS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PUS
Common questions about PUS
- Is PUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUS worth?
- PUS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUS mean?
- A thick yellowish fluid produced in infected tissue.
- What letters can be added to PUS?
- PUS takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of PUS:
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