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6-Letter Words Starting with PU (103 words)

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public (12 points)

Community in the open (wordplay)

Open watering hole - left in charge!

Bar the audience (wordplay)

P·3+U·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts

pucker (14 points)

Prepare to kiss (with "up")

Ape fish (wordplay)

Gather into bulge, say lips

P·3+U·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

puddle (10 points)

Pool of water

Small pool of rain

Rainy day creation

P·3+U·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts

puddly (13 points)

Like post-rain streets

P·3+U·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts

pueblo (10 points)

City south of Denver

Town in Spanish-speaking countries

City not far from Pikes Peak

P·3+U·1+E·1+B·3+L·1+O·1 = 10 pts

puffed (15 points)

Made cereal, maybe

Made pants (wordplay)

Enjoyed a pipe

P·3+U·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts

puffer (14 points)

Smoker in front of train (wordplay)

Globefish - steam train (wordplay)

Railway blower that was

P·3+U·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

puffin (14 points)

Little smoke maybe at home for flier

Seabird (breathin' heavily?)

Bird almost out of breath (wordplay)

P·3+U·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+N·1 = 14 pts

pugged (11 points)

Pug

P·3+U·1+G·2+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts

puggry (13 points)

""A cloth band wrapped around a hat, also PUGREE, PUGAREE, PUGGAREE, PUGGREE""

P·3+U·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts

pugree (9 points)

""A cloth band wrapped around a hat, also PUGAREE, PUGGAREE, PUGGREE, PUGGRY""

P·3+U·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 9 pts

puisne (8 points)

Junior in rank

Junior, as a judge.

Silly person not right is held to be petty

P·3+U·1+I·1+S·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts

pujahs (18 points)

Pujah

P·3+U·1+J·8+A·1+H·4+S·1 = 18 pts

puking (13 points)

Dog keeps family from throwing up

P·3+U·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

pulers (8 points)

Infants, at times

Boo-hoo! utterers

Whimpering sorts

P·3+U·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts

puling (9 points)

Pouring out the whines

Whimpering

Whining

P·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts

pulled (9 points)

Gave a yank

Drew or tore violently

Took (a proof) on a hand press.

P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

puller (8 points)

Tug-of-war participant

P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts

pullet (8 points)

Pluck wings of excellent chicken

Hen under a year old

A little biddy

P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+T·1 = 8 pts

pulley (11 points)

Kind of simple machine

Part of a Rube Goldberg machine

Block-and-tackle part

P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4 = 11 pts

pullup (10 points)

Stop being palindromic (wordplay)

Come to a stop and reverse

Stop going uphill as well

P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+P·3 = 10 pts

pulpal (10 points)

Pertaining to pulp

P·3+U·1+L·1+P·3+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts

pulped (11 points)

Reduced to a soft, soggy mass, paper say

Mashed, as oranges

Reduced to a soft mass.

P·3+U·1+L·1+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts

pulper (10 points)

Wood mill apparatus

P·3+U·1+L·1+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts

pulpit (10 points)

Bully's place (wordplay)

Jack's place in the garden?

Jack's platform (wordplay)

P·3+U·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+T·1 = 10 pts

pulque (17 points)

Drink of Mexicompany

Alcohol distilled from maguey

Mexican drink.

P·3+U·1+L·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 17 pts

pulsar (8 points)

Watch word (wordplay)

Celestial radio-wave source

Regularly radiating stellar object

P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+A·1+R·1 = 8 pts

pulsed (9 points)

Used a blender, maybe

Went "ntss ntss ntss ntss"

Throbbed, as an artery

P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

pulser (8 points)

Heartbeat control device

Throbbing thing

P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts

pulses (8 points)

They're quickened by excitement

Nurses take these

They're checked by CPR trainers

P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts

pumelo (10 points)

""A grapefruit, also POMELO""

P·3+U·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+O·1 = 10 pts

pumice (12 points)

Sole sander (wordplay)

Nail salon abrasive

Porous volcanic rock

P·3+U·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts

pummel (12 points)

Strike repeatedly (fist)

Strike with the fists

Strike with fists

P·3+U·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+L·1 = 12 pts

pumped (13 points)

Forced (a fluid) to move

All excited as she avoided speed hump

Psyched (slang)

P·3+U·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts

pumper (12 points)

Eg, a compressor user

Fire truck

Heart, essentially

P·3+U·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts

punchy (16 points)

Vigorous (in speech)

Loopy from lack of sleep, say

Vigorous blow given, and said why

P·3+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+Y·4 = 16 pts

pundit (9 points)

'Meet the Press' guest, maybe

Meet the Press guest, maybe

Expert (sometimes self-appointed)

P·3+U·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+T·1 = 9 pts

pungle (9 points)

To contribute

P·3+U·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts

punier (8 points)

Of lesser size

Not as big

Not nearly as strong

P·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts

punily (11 points)

In a weak way

P·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts

punish (11 points)

Say 'You're grounded' to, say

Teach a lesson, maybe

Say "You're grounded" to, say

P·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 11 pts

punkah (15 points)

Fan of loud music regularly skipped Bach

Fanning device used in India.

I love it, going after 70s music fan

P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+A·1+H·4 = 15 pts

punkas (12 points)

Palm-frond fans

P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts

punker (12 points)

Sex Pistols fan, e.g

Sex Pistols fan, for example

Certain type of rock musician

P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts

punkey (15 points)

""A biting gnat, also PUNKIE""

P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+Y·4 = 15 pts

punkie (12 points)

Biting midge

No-see-um

Tiny fly.

P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+I·1+E·1 = 12 pts

punkin (12 points)

A {pumpkin=n}

P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts

punned (9 points)

Made Berne burn (wordplay)

Emulated Shakespeare, perhaps

Made a corny joke, probably

P·3+U·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

punner (8 points)

Puzzle editor, at times

New York Post headline writer, often

Waggish verbalist

P·3+U·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts

punnet (8 points)

Small basket (for strawberries)

Small light basket, for strawberries say

Little box (of strawberries?)

P·3+U·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+T·1 = 8 pts

punted (9 points)

Gave up the football, in a way

Engaged in equivocation

Bet placed around noon ended void

P·3+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

punter (8 points)

Professional gambler; client (inf.)

Customer for boatman (wordplay)

Boatman could be one better (wordplay)

P·3+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts

puntos (8 points)

Hits in fencing.

P·3+U·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+S·1 = 8 pts

pupate (10 points)

Undergo metamorphosis, perhaps

Grow from a larva

Develop, as a stage of metamorphosis

P·3+U·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts

pupils (10 points)

School charges (wordplay)

Class charges (wordplay)

Black holes (wordplay)

P·3+U·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts

pupped (13 points)

Pup

P·3+U·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts

puppet (12 points)

Lamb Chop, for one

Mortimer Snerd, for one

Punch, for one

P·3+U·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+T·1 = 12 pts

purana (8 points)

Old legend of India

Indian epic

P·3+U·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+A·1 = 8 pts

purdah (12 points)

Isolation is back up the road ... ah!

Terribly hard up in seclusion

Hard up for change in a secluded place

P·3+U·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+H·4 = 12 pts

purdas (9 points)

Purda

P·3+U·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts

pureed (9 points)

Used the Oster, say

Put through the blender, maybe

Made into pulp, say fruit or veg

P·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

purees (8 points)

Uses a blender, perhaps

Makes baby food, maybe

Prepares peas, perhaps

P·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts

purely (11 points)

Wholly or merely

One way to be coincidental

On all counts

P·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts

purest (8 points)

Most like the driven snow

Back up all the others

With the fewest flaws

P·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts

purfle (11 points)

Decorative border

P·3+U·1+R·1+F·4+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts

purged (10 points)

Went on an unfriending spree, maybe

Penny pressed and cleaned

Freed of all dissidents

P·3+U·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts

purger (9 points)

One that {purges=v}

P·3+U·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts

purges (9 points)

Political house-cleanings

Large-scale dismissals

Removes political opponents

P·3+U·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts

purify (14 points)

Remove contaminants from (something)

Opposite of pollute

Rid of intrusive substances

P·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 14 pts

purine (8 points)

Compound whence caffeine is derived

P·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts

purins (8 points)

Purin

P·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts

purism (10 points)

Aversion to slang, say

Insistence on precise usage of language

Strict adherence to rules

P·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts

purist (8 points)

Stickler for correctness in language

Over-fastidious person

Strict observer of precise usage.

P·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts

purity (11 points)

Quality of wine improved by filtering

What white symbolizes

What karats measure

P·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 11 pts

purled (9 points)

Did some knitting

Knitted the other way

Made some knitting stitches

P·3+U·1+R·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

purlin (8 points)

One stitch in one beam

Sounds as if an oyster has one with a beam

P·3+U·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts

purple (10 points)

Emblem of royalty

Colour between 14dn and blue

Color whose name has no common rhymes

P·3+U·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts

purply (13 points)

{purplish=adj}

P·3+U·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts

purred (9 points)

Reacted to petting, say

Sounded contented (when stroked?)

Ran smoothly, as a race-car engine

P·3+U·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

pursed (9 points)

Puckered, as lips

Gathered into small folds.

Drew together tightly

P·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

purser (8 points)

Marine money man (wordplay)

Ship's officer

Only on board for the money

P·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts

purses (8 points)

Prizes for pugilists

They're strapped for cash

Horse race prizes

P·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts

pursue (8 points)

Are you after doing this (wordplay)

Engage in (a vocation)

Chase, according to Grafton (wordplay)

P·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+U·1+E·1 = 8 pts

purvey (14 points)

Provide, supply (food)

Supply with provisions

Furnish, as provisions

P·3+U·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+Y·4 = 14 pts

pushed (12 points)

More than encouraged

Gave a shove

Lobbied (for)

P·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts

pusher (11 points)

Crack salesman (wordplay)

Junk dealer (wordplay)

Narc's target

P·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts

pushes (11 points)

Splits (a pot)

Sends swinging, say

Gets unruly in a crowd, say

P·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

pushup (13 points)

Popular type of sleeve.

Fitness-test rep

Daily-dozen unit

P·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+U·1+P·3 = 13 pts

pusley (11 points)

""A herb used in salads, also PURSLANE, PURPIE, PURPY, PURSLAIN, PUSSLEY, PUSSLY""

P·3+U·1+S·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4 = 11 pts

pusses (8 points)

Boot-wearing felines (wordplay)

Countenances, in slang

Kitty cats

P·3+U·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts

pussly (11 points)

""A herb used in salads, also PURSLANE, PURPIE, PURPY, PURSLAIN, PUSLEY, PUSSLEY""

P·3+U·1+S·1+S·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts

putlog (9 points)

Timber in builder's scaffold

P·3+U·1+T·1+L·1+O·1+G·2 = 9 pts

putoff (14 points)

Deterred by riding back with posh chap

Delay to get up up the swell after tea

Blow around to repel

P·3+U·1+T·1+O·1+F·4+F·4 = 14 pts

putons (8 points)

Candid Camera bits

Farces and spoofs

"Candid Camera" bits

P·3+U·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts

putout (8 points)

Annoyed at being ejected (wordplay)

Offended; like cat at night (wordplay)

Extinguish, as a fire (2 words)

P·3+U·1+T·1+O·1+U·1+T·1 = 8 pts

putrid (9 points)

Set free - that's rotten!

Stand clear, it's foul!

Rotten place to clear

P·3+U·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+D·2 = 9 pts

putsch (13 points)

Sudden rising in output schedule

Places a Companion of the Revolution

Hitler's beer-hall uprising.

P·3+U·1+T·1+S·1+C·3+H·4 = 13 pts

putted (9 points)

Holed a five-footer, say

Got the ball rolling (wordplay)

Made the final stroke, perhaps

P·3+U·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

puttee (8 points)

Doughboy's leg covering

Doughboy uniform item.

Type of gaiter.

P·3+U·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 8 pts

putter (8 points)

Golf club with parking, say

But soft! Say, that's one club

No driver to do the placing, perhaps

P·3+U·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts

putzed (18 points)

Putz

P·3+U·1+T·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts

putzes (17 points)

Putz

P·3+U·1+T·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 17 pts

puzzle (26 points)

This is it

Problem such as this

Crossword or maze

P·3+U·1+Z·10+Z·10+L·1+E·1 = 26 pts

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