/pʌp/
nounverb

Is PUP a Scrabble word?

Yes. PUP is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.

    “The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.”

  2. A young, inexperienced person.

    “The new teacher is a mere pup.”

  3. Any cute dog, regardless of age.

    “My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!”

  4. A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To give birth to pups.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: pup via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Clipping of puppy.

PUP at a glance

PUP has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (P 3 + U 1 + P 3) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #12,113 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -PUP

More endings

Same last three letters as PUP. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SLIPUP10
  • STEEPUP11

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