PUSS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PUSS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUSS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUSS 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 PUSS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pussyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PUSS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PUSS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does PUSS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal name for a cat, often used to call or address one.
Puss is the word people use when calling a cat to come, as in here, puss, puss, and it can also refer to the cat itself in a friendly or playful way. In some regional slang, puss has also been used loosely for a person's face, though the cat sense is the one everyone recognises.
How PUSS is used
Informal, used mainly in speech and in children's stories.
- Here, puss, puss, she called, rattling the bowl of food.
- The old puss curled up by the fire every evening.
- A stray puss wandered into the yard looking for scraps.
- The children named the new puss after its favourite toy.
- That puss follows me home from the market almost every day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUSS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PUSS
The 4 tiles of PUSS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PUSS
24 longer words begin with PUSS.
Words ending in PUSS
2 words end in PUSS. Useful as a back hook: play PUSS onto a word already on the board.
Words with PUSS inside
2 words contain PUSS in the middle. Words that start with PUSS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PUSS
Common questions about PUSS
- Is PUSS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUSS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUSS worth?
- PUSS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUSS mean?
- An informal name for a cat, often used to call or address one.
- What letters can be added to PUSS?
- PUSS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PUSS:
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