12-Letter Words With PUS
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words With PUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words With PUS 9 words
How often does PUS appear in twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 twelve-letter words containing PUS. They average 18.1 points and the best is PUSSYFOOTING (21 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 18.1
- out of 21 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 88.9% of words
Most common last letters
- s 88.9%
- g 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- oo22.2%
- ou22.2%
- io11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring twelve-letter word containing PUS
p 3u 1s 1s 1y 4f 4o 1o 1t 1i 1n 1g 2
P 3 + U 1 + S 1 + S 1 + Y 4 + F 4 + O 1 + O 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 21 points
- Double word
- 42 pts
- Triple word
- 63 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
pussyfooting
Form of pussyfoot
- verbto go stealthily or furtively“..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house”
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How many twelve-letter words containing PUS are there?
There are 9 twelve-letter words containing PUS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring twelve-letter word containing PUS?
PUSSYFOOTING is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are MESOHIPPUSES (21), PUSSYFOOTERS (20), PARANTHROPUS (19).
Which rare twelve-letter words containing PUS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include MESOHIPPUSES (21), PUSSYFOOTERS (20), PARANTHROPUS (19), CREPUSCULOUS (18). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.