PUSTULANT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PUSTULANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUSTULANT?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUSTULANT is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUSTULANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pustulantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUSTULANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PUSTULANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUSTULANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PUSTULANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Causing or producing pustules, the small pus-filled blisters on the skin.
Pustulant describes an irritant or drug that raises blisters on the skin. It can also be used as a noun for such a substance, like croton oil in old medicine.
How PUSTULANT is used
A rare medical term, mostly in older texts.
- The pustulant ointment burned the skin.
- Old pharmacists stocked a pustulant oil.
- A pustulant rash spread over his arms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUSTULANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUSTULANT
1 longer words begin with PUSTULANT.
Shorter words from the letters in PUSTULANT
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Common questions about PUSTULANT
- Is PUSTULANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUSTULANT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUSTULANT worth?
- PUSTULANT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUSTULANT mean?
- Causing or producing pustules, the small pus-filled blisters on the skin.
- What letters can be added to PUSTULANT?
- PUSTULANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PUSTULANT:
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