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Words containing PU

Words that have the letters PU in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,649 playable words containing PU in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is CARDIOPULMONARY. The highest-scoring is PUZZLEHEADED, worth 35 points.

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Popular words containing PU

COMPUTERIZING29
COMPUTERIZED28
PUZZLING28
COMPUTERIZES27
PUBLICIZING27
PUZZLED27
COMPUTERIZE26
PUBLICIZED26
PUZZLES26
MICROCOMPUTERS25
PUBLICIZES25
PUZZLE25
MICROCOMPUTER24
PUBLICIZE24
COMPUTERISING21
COMPUTATIONAL20
COMPUTERISED20
COMPULSORY19

Highest-scoring words containing PU

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

PUZZLEHEADED35
UNDERPUBLICIZED33
PUZZLINGLY32
PUZZLEMENTS32
PUZZLEMENT31
UNPUZZLING31
COMPUTERIZABLE31
UNCOMPUTERIZED31
NONCOMPUTERIZED31
REPUBLICANIZING31
COMPUTERIZATION30
UNPUZZLED30

3-letter words containing PU (9)

PUB8
PUD7
PUG7
PUL6
PUN6
PUP8
PUR6
PUS6
PUT6

4-letter words containing PU (40)

OPUS7
PUBS9
PUCE9
PUCK12
PUDS8
PUFF13
PUGH10
PUGS8
PUJA15
PUKE10
PULA7
PULE7
PULI7
PULL7
PULP9
PULS7
PUMA9
PUMP11
PUNA7
PUNG8
PUNK10
PUNS7
PUNT7
PUNY9
PUPA9
PUPS9
PURE7
PURI7
PURL7
PURR7
PURS7
PUSH9
PUSS7
PUTS7
PUTT7
PUTZ15
SPUD8
SPUE7
SPUN7
SPUR7

5-letter words containing PU (74)

AMPUL10
CAPUT10
COYPU12
INPUT8
KAPUT11
LUPUS9
PUBIC12
PUBIS10
PUCES10
PUCKA13
PUCKS13
PUDGY12
PUDIC11
PUFFS14
PUFFY16
PUGGY12
PUJAH18
PUJAS16
PUKED12
PUKES11
PUKKA14
PULED9
PULIK11
PULLS8
PULPS10
PULPY12
PULSE8
PUMAS10
PUMPS12
PUNCH12
PUNGS9
PUNKA11
PUNKS11
PUNKY13
PUNNY10
PUNTS8
PUNTY10
PUPAE10
PUPAL10
PUPAS10
PUPIL10
PUPPY14
PURDA9
PUREE8
PURER8
PURGE9
PURLS8
PURRS8
PURSE8
PURSY10
PUSHY12
PUTTS8
PUTTY10
QUIPU17
SPUDS9
SPUME10
SPUMY12
SPURN8
SPURS8
SPURT8

The 60 most common shown, 14 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing PU (146)

CAMPUS13
CORPUS11
DEPUTY12
IMPURE11
INPUTS9
OPUSES9
OUTPUT10
PUBLIC13
PUCKER14
PUDDLE11
PUEBLO11
PUFFED16
PUFFER15
PUFFIN15
PUKING13
PULLED10
PULLEY11
PULPED12
PULPIT11
PULSED10
PULSES9
PUMICE13
PUMMEL13
PUMPED14
PUNCHY15
PUNDIT10
PUNIER9
PUNISH11
PUNKER12
PUNNED10
PUNTED10
PUNTER9
PUPILS11
PUPPED14
PUPPET13
PUREED10
PUREES9
PURELY11
PUREST9
PURGED11
PURGES10
PURIFY14
PURITY11
PURPLE11
PURRED10
PURSED10
PURSES9
PURSUE10
PUSHED12
PUSHER11
PUSHES11
PUSSES9
PUTRID10
PUTTED10
PUTTER9
PUZZLE25
REPUTE9
SPURNS9
SPURTS9
WAMPUM16

The 60 most common shown, 86 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing PU (238)

COMPUTE14
DISPUTE11
IMPULSE12
OCTOPUS12
OPULENT10
OUTPUTS11
POPULAR12
PUBERTY14
PUBLISH14
PUCKERS15
PUDDING13
PUDDLED13
PUDDLES12
PUDGIER12
PUEBLOS12
PUFFIER16
PUFFING17
PULLEYS12
PULLING11
PULPING13
PULPITS12
PULSATE10
PULSING11
PUMICES14
PUMMELS14
PUMPING15
PUMPKIN17
PUNCHED15
PUNCHES14
PUNDITS11
PUNGENT11
PUNIEST10
PUNKEST13
PUNNING11
PUNTERS10
PUNTING11
PUPPETS14
PUPPIES14
PUPPING15
PURGING12
PURPLER12
PURPLES12
PURPORT12
PURPOSE12
PURRING11
PURSING11
PURSUED12
PURSUES11
PURSUIT11
PUSHERS12
PUSHIER12
PUSHING13
PUTTIED11
PUTTING11
PUZZLED27
PUZZLES26
REPUTED11
SPURNED11
SPURRED11
SPURTED11

The 60 most common shown, 178 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing PU (281)

AMPUTATE13
CAMPUSES15
CATAPULT13
COMPUTED16
COMPUTER15
COMPUTES15
COPULATE13
DEPUTIES12
DISPUTED13
DISPUTES12
HOMESPUN15
IMPUDENT14
IMPULSED14
IMPULSES13
IMPUNITY15
IMPURITY15
INPUTTED12
POPULACE15
POPULATE13
POPULOUS14
PUBLICLY17
PUCKERED17
PUDDINGS14
PUDDLING14
PUDGIEST13
PUFFIEST17
PULLOVER15
PULSATED12
PUMMELED16
PUMPKINS18
PUNCHING16
PUNCTUAL14
PUNCTURE14
PUNISHED14
PUNISHES13
PUNITIVE15
PURCHASE15
PUREEING12
PURIFIED15
PURIFIES14
PURPLEST13
PURPORTS13
PURPOSED14
PURPOSES13
PURSUING13
PURSUITS12
PURVEYOR17
PUSHIEST13
PUSHOVER17
PUTATIVE15
PUTTERED12
PUTTYING14
PUZZLING28
REPUBLIC15
REPULSED12
REPUTING12
SPURIOUS12
SPURNING12
SPURRING12
SPURTING12

The 60 most common shown, 221 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing PU (230)

AMPUTATED15
AMPUTATES14
CATAPULTS14
COMPUTERS16
COMPUTING17
CORPULENT14
CORPUSCLE16
DISPUTING14
DISREPUTE13
EXPULSION18
IMPUDENCE17
IMPULSING15
IMPULSIVE18
INPUTTING13
OCTOPUSES14
OUTPUTTED14
POPULACES16
POPULARLY16
POPULATED15
POPULATES14
PUBLICISE16
PUBLICITY18
PUBLICIZE24
PUBLISHED17
PUBLISHER16
PUBLISHES16
PUCKERING18
PULLOVERS16
PULMONARY16
PULSATING13
PULSATION12
PULVERISE16
PULVERIZE24
PUMMELING17
PUMMELLED17
PUNCTUATE15
PUNCTURED16
PUNCTURES15
PUNISHING15
PURCHASED17
PURCHASER16
PURCHASES16
PURGATORY15
PURIFYING18
PURPORTED15
PURPOSING15
PUSHOVERS18
PUTTERING13
REPUBLICS16
REPUDIATE13
REPUGNANT13
REPULSING13
REPULSION12
REPULSIVE16
REPUTABLE14
REPUTEDLY15
SEPULCHER16
SEPULCHRE16
SPUTTERED13
UNPOPULAR15

The 60 most common shown, 170 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing PU (197)

AMPUTATING16
AMPUTATION15
CAPPUCCINO21
CATAPULTED16
COMPULSION17
COMPULSIVE21
COMPULSORY19
COPULATION15
CORPUSCLES17
COWPUNCHER22
CYBERPUNKS22
DEPUTIZING23
EXPULSIONS19
IMPURITIES15
KEYPUNCHED23
KEYPUNCHES22
MANIPULATE15
OUTPUTTING15
POPULARISE15
POPULARITY17
POPULARIZE23
POPULATING16
POPULATION15
PROPULSION15
PUBLICISED18
PUBLICISES17
PUBLICIZED26
PUBLICIZES25
PUBLISHERS17
PUBLISHING18
PUGNACIOUS17
PULSATIONS13
PULVERISED18
PULVERISES17
PULVERIZED26
PULVERIZES25
PUMMELLING18
PUNCTUATED17
PUNCTUATES16
PUNCTURING17
PUNISHABLE17
PUNISHMENT17
PURCHASERS17
PURCHASING18
PURPORTING16
PURPOSEFUL19
PUZZLEMENT31
REPUBLICAN17
REPUDIATED15
REPUDIATES14
REPUGNANCE16
REPUTATION13
SCRUPULOUS17
SEPULCHERS17
SEPULCHRED18
SEPULCHRES17
SPUTTERING14
STIPULATED14
STIPULATES13
THROUGHPUT19

The 60 most common shown, 137 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing PU (161)

ACUPUNCTURE20
AMPUTATIONS16
CAPPUCCINOS22
CATAPULTING17
COMPULSIONS18
COMPUNCTION20
COMPUTATION18
COMPUTERISE18
COMPUTERIZE26
COWPUNCHERS23
DEPOPULATED18
DEPOPULATES17
DEPUTATIONS15
DISPUTATION15
EXPURGATING22
EXPURGATION21
IMPULSIVELY22
IMPUTATIONS16
KEYPUNCHING24
MANIPULATED17
MANIPULATES16
MANIPULATOR16
POPULARISED17
POPULARISES16
POPULARIZED25
POPULARIZES24
POPULATIONS16
PUBLICATION18
PUBLICISING19
PUBLICIZING27
PUBLISHABLE20
PULCHRITUDE20
PULVERISING19
PULVERIZING27
PUNCTILIOUS17
PUNCTUALITY19
PUNCTUATING18
PUNCTUATION17
PUNISHMENTS18
PURCHASABLE20
PURGATORIAL15
PURITANICAL16
PURPORTEDLY19
PURPOSELESS16
PUSSYFOOTED20
PUTRESCENCE18
REPUBLICANS18
REPUBLISHED19
REPUBLISHES18
REPUDIATING16
REPUDIATION15
REPULSIVELY20
REPUTATIONS14
SEPULCHERED19
SEPULCHRING19
STIPULATING15
STIPULATION14
SUPPURATING18
SUPPURATION17
UNPUBLISHED20

The 60 most common shown, 101 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing PU (124)

APPURTENANCE19
COMPULSIVELY25
COMPULSIVITY25
COMPULSORILY21
COMPUNCTIONS21
COMPUNCTIOUS22
COMPUTATIONS19
COMPUTERDOMS22
COMPUTERISED20
COMPUTERISES19
COMPUTERIZED28
COMPUTERIZES27
CONTRAPUNTAL17
DEPOPULATING19
DEPOPULATION18
DEPUTIZATION24
DISPUTATIONS16
DISPUTATIOUS17
DISREPUTABLE18
DISREPUTABLY20
EXPURGATIONS22
IMPUTATIVELY23
INCOMPUTABLY23
INDISPUTABLE18
INDISPUTABLY20
INEXPUGNABLE24
INEXPUGNABLY26
INEXPUNGIBLE24
MANIPULATING18
MANIPULATION17
MANIPULATIVE21
MANIPULATORS17
MINICOMPUTER21
MULTIPURPOSE20
OVERPOPULATE21
POPULARISING18
POPULARIZERS25
POPULARIZING26
PUBLICATIONS19
PUGNACIOUSLY21
PULVERIZABLE29
PUMPERNICKEL24
PUMPKINSEEDS23
PURIFICATION20
PURPOSEFULLY23
PUSSYFOOTING21
PUTREFACTION20
PUTREFACTIVE24
PUZZLEHEADED35
REPOPULARIZE25
REPUBLISHING20
REPUDIATIONS16
SCRUPULOUSLY21
SEPULCHERING20
SPURIOUSNESS16
STIPULATIONS15
UNEXPURGATED24
UNPOPULARITY20
UNPUBLICIZED29
UNSCRUPULOUS20

The 60 most common shown, 64 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,649 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.98%) are containing PU. Most of them, 281, have 8 letters. 815 start with PU, 3 end with it and 831 have it only in the middle.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing PU?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,649 words containing PU, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing PU?

PUZZLEHEADED, worth 35 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: UNDERPUBLICIZED (33), PUZZLINGLY (32) and PUZZLEMENTS (32).

What are the most common words containing PU?

COMPUTERIZING, COMPUTERIZED, PUZZLING, COMPUTERIZES, PUBLICIZING and PUZZLED. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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