PUTSCH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PUTSCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUTSCH?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUTSCH is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUTSCH
No single letter turns PUTSCH into another word.
How PUTSCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PUTSCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What stands out about PUTSCH
- PUTSCH gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PUTSCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A sudden, planned attempt by a group to seize power from a government by force.
English borrowed putsch from German, and the word is mostly met in writing about politics and history. A putsch is normally carried out quickly by a small body of conspirators, often soldiers, rather than by a mass movement. Historians use the term for events that are abrupt and conspiratorial, unlike a long civil war.
How PUTSCH is used
A loanword used in political and historical writing, usually about a quick, conspiratorial takeover attempt.
- The putsch collapsed within a day when the army refused to follow the plotters.
- Newspapers described the night raid on the radio station as a putsch.
- He was jailed for his part in the failed putsch.
- Few people expected a putsch from a general who had always seemed loyal.
- The history chapter compares one famous putsch with a later, better organised coup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUTSCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PUTSCH
The 6 tiles of PUTSCH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PUTSCH
3 longer words begin with PUTSCH.
Shorter words from the letters in PUTSCH
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Common questions about PUTSCH
- Is PUTSCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUTSCH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUTSCH worth?
- PUTSCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUTSCH mean?
- A sudden, planned attempt by a group to seize power from a government by force.
- What letters can be added to PUTSCH?
- No single letter can be added to PUTSCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PUTSCH:
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