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Is pew a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pew is a Scrabble US word. The word pew is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

P3E1W4

Is pew a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pew is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

P3E1W4

Is pew a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pew is a Words With Friends word. The word pew is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4E1W4

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3-letter words (1 found)

PEW,

2-letter words (3 found)

EW,PE,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 5 words from pew according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pew

pew

English

Pronunciation

  • (US, UK) IPA(key): /pjuː/
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Homophones: Pugh, Pew

Etymology 1

From Middle English pewe, from Old French puiee, puïe (“balustrade, balcony”), from Latin podia, plural of podium (“parapet, podium”), from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “little foot”), from πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of podia.

Noun

pew (plural pews)

  1. One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
  2. An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.
  3. Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.
  4. (colloquial, humorous) A chair; a seat.
Derived terms
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Verb

pew (third-person singular simple present pews, present participle pewing, simple past and past participle pewed)

  1. To furnish with pews.
Derived terms
  • repew

Etymology 2

See phew.

Alternative forms

  • P U, P.U., peeyoo, phew

Interjection

pew

  1. An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.
Translations

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

pew

  1. (video games, childish) Representative of the sound made by the firing of a gun, particularly a blaster in science fiction.
Derived terms

References

  • “pew” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • EWP, WEP, wep

Middle English

Noun

pew

  1. alternative form of pewe

Yurok

Etymology

From Proto-Algic *pew- (“put on the fire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pew/

Verb

pew

  1. cook

Source: wiktionary.org