The word pugil is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • pugil n. (Obsolete) As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch.
  • (In Spanish) púgil s. Gladiador que contendía o combatía a puñadas.
  • (In Portuguese) púgil s. Pessoa que combate com os punhos.

15 valid words from 3 definitions

AND AS BETWEEN FINGERS FIRST IS MUCH OBSOLETE OS PINCH TAKEN THE THUMB TWO UP

9 invalid words from 3 definitions

COM COMBATE COMBATIA CONTENDIA GLADIADOR PESSOA PUNADAS PUNHOS QUE

3 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

GI PUG UG

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

GU GUP LI LIG UP

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

PUPIL

8 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

PUGILS PUGILISM PUGILIST PUGILISMS PUGILISTS PUGILISTIC PUGILISTICAL PUGILISTICALLY

3 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+C GILCUP
+N PULING
+S PUGILS

4 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-G PULI
-I GULP PLUG
-P IGLU

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 886 chance (0.11%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 4149 chance (0.02%).

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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