pucker

Plural: puckers

Noun

an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
A fold or wrinkle.
A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation.
The anus.

Verb

Verb Forms: puckered, puckering, puckers

To gather into small wrinkles or folds; contract.
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
- "She puckered her lips"
draw together into folds or puckers
become wrinkled or drawn together
- "her lips puckered"
To pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.

Examples

His brow would PUCKER in concentration when trying to find a high-scoring word.

Origin / Etymology

Origin obscure. Perhaps continuing Middle English pukkeren (“to hoard, save”, literally “to sack, stow away in a poke or bag”) with a change in meaning (compare purse (“to pucker”)).
Alternatively, perhaps a direct alteration of poke (verb, or the noun meaning "a small bag"). By surface analysis, poke + -er.

Synonyms

cockle, crumple, gather, knit, ruck, ruck up, rumple, tuck

Scrabble Score: 14

pucker: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pucker: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pucker: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

pucker: valid Words With Friends Word