pub: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 7 letter points · starts with P · ends with B
Meaning of pub
noun
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.
Listed forms: pubs.
Source: Wiktionary — pub.
verb
- informal, intransitive
To go to one or more public houses.
Listed forms: pubs, pubbing, pubbed.
Source: Wiktionary — pub.
noun
- slang
A public server.
Listed forms: pubs.
Source: Wiktionary — pub.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for pub.
noun
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pub in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pub
P(3) + U(1) + B(3) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of pub
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from pub
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