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Punctures

p 3u 1n 1c 3t 1u 1r 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of puncture

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does punctures mean?

noun

  1. loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

  2. a small hole made by a sharp object

  3. the act of puncturing or perforating

verb

  1. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

    “puncture a tire”

  2. make by piercing

    “puncture a hole”

  3. reduce or lessen the size or importance of

    “The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence”

    Synonymsdeflate

  4. cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing

    “puncture an air balloon”

  5. be pierced or punctured

    “The tire punctured”

Definitions shown for puncture, the base form of punctures.

Is PUNCTURES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PUNCTURES worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
p 3u 1n 1c 3t 1u 1r 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
p 4u 2n 2c 4t 1u 2r 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
p 4u 2n 1c 4t 1u 2r 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
p 3u 2n 1c 3t 1u 2r 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PUNCTURES

Words that end like PUNCTURES

Common words that share the ending -URES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

featureslecturesmeasurespicturesstructuresassuresensuresfigurescreaturespressuresreassurescapturesculturesfailuresobscuresinjuresbrochuresfracturesjuncturespleasurestreasurescensuresclosuresconjures
All words ending in -URES

Punctures: quick answers

Is PUNCTURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PUNCTURES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PUNCTURES worth?
PUNCTURES scores 13 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does punctures mean?
punctures is the plural and third-person singular form of puncture, which means “loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PUNCTURES?
You can make 288 shorter words from PUNCTURES, such as CUTPURSE, PUNCTURE, PRECUTS, CUTUPS. See the full list.