PUTTY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PUTTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUTTY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 PUTTY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUTTY
No single letter turns PUTTY into another word.
How PUTTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PUTTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 313,698.
What does PUTTY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soft, pliable paste, usually made from ground chalk and linseed oil, used to seal glass into window frames and fill small holes or cracks.
Putty stays soft enough to press and shape by hand when fresh, then gradually hardens over days as its oil sets, which is why glaziers work quickly to smooth it around a pane before it stiffens. Beyond windows, various putty-like pastes fill nail holes in wood, or seal pipe joints, all sharing the same soft, workable texture. The word can also serve as a verb, as when someone putties a windowpane into place. Because it takes a shape and holds it, putty is sometimes used figuratively for a person easily moulded by others, as in putty in someone's hands.
How PUTTY is used
Common in everyday, craft, and building contexts, and occasionally used figuratively for someone easily influenced.
- The glazier pressed fresh putty around the new windowpane.
- He filled the nail holes with a dab of putty before painting.
- The plumber used putty to seal the joint under the sink.
- She was putty in her grandson's hands whenever he smiled.
- The sculptor smoothed a lump of putty into a rough figure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUTTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUTTY
5 longer words begin with PUTTY.
Shorter words from the letters in PUTTY
Common questions about PUTTY
- Is PUTTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUTTY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUTTY worth?
- PUTTY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUTTY mean?
- A soft, pliable paste, usually made from ground chalk and linseed oil, used to seal glass into window frames and fill small holes or cracks.
- What letters can be added to PUTTY?
- No single letter can be added to PUTTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PUTTY:
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