pup
Pup can refer to an inexperienced young person or young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf. As a verb, pup can mean to give birth to (a puppy).
Length
3
Scrabble
7
WWF
10
Starts
PU
Ends
PUP
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “PUP” Mean?
/pʌp/
pup has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesVerb
1 senseScrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
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Definition
young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
Length
3 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
P
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Letters
P, U, P
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆PUP has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PUP is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆PUP can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆PUP contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
2
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABA
CV Pattern
CVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
PU, UP
Trigrams
PUP
Crossword Intelligence
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