Words Containing PU

Q: How many words contain "PU"?

1,688 valid English words contain the sequence PU.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing PU?

PUZZLEHEADEDNESSES at 43 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing PU?

DISPUTATIOUSNESSES — 18 letters.

There are 1,688 English words that contain the sequence PU. Range: ACUPUNCTURE to WAMPUSES. The Scrabble® high-scorer is PUZZLEHEADEDNESSES at 43 points; the longest is DISPUTATIOUSNESSES (18 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The longest entry here is DISPUTATIOUSNESSES at 18 letters.

By length — 1,688 words containing PU

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Showing the first 600 of 1,688 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	puzzleheadednesses	43	46
2	puzzleheadedness	41	44
3	puzzleheaded	37	39
4	puzzlingly	34	39
5	puzzlements	33	38
6	underpublicized	32	39
7	puzzlement	32	37
8	republicanizing	31	39
9	unpuzzling	31	38
10	computerizable	31	37

What these words mean

puzzleheadednesses: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
puzzleheadedness: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
puzzleheaded: Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
puzzlingly: Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
puzzlements: Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
underpublicized: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
puzzlement: Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
republicanizing: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
unpuzzling: Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
computerizable: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "PU"?

1,688 valid English words contain PU.

Best Scrabble word containing PU?

PUZZLEHEADEDNESSES at 43 pts.

Longest word containing PU?

DISPUTATIOUSNESSES (18 letters).