Is PEW a Scrabble word?
Yes. PEW is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.
Meaning One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
Noun 4 meanings
One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
“In many churches some pews are reserved for either clerical or liturgical officials such as canons, or for prominent families.”
The congregation of a church.
An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.
Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.
Verb 1 meaning
To furnish with pews.
Interjection 2 meanings
An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.
Representative of the sound made by the firing of a gun, particularly a blaster in science fiction.
Etymology
From Middle English pewe, from Old French puiee, puïe (“balustrade, balcony”), from Latin podia, plural of podium (“parapet, podium”), from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “little foot”), from πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of podia.
PEW at a glance
PEW has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (P 3 + E 1 + W 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #16,671 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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