Put

/pʊt/

Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:7 pts3 letters
Definition of Put

noun

  1. A right to sell something at a predetermined price.
  2. A contract to sell a security at a set price on or before a certain date.

    "He bought a January '08 put for Procter and Gamble at 80 to hedge his bet."

  3. The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push.

    "the put of a ball"

  4. An old card game.

verb

  1. To place something somewhere.

    "She put her books on the table."

  2. To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.

    "He is putting all his energy into this one task."

  3. To exercise a put option.

    "He got out of his Procter and Gamble bet by putting his shares at 80."

  4. To express something in a certain manner.

    "When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point."

  5. To throw a heavy iron ball, as a sport. (See shot put. Do not confuse with putt.)
Anagrams of Put

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "put":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "put" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Put"

Put is a 3-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "put" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Put" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "put" is a low-scoring word.