PRURIENT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PRURIENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRURIENT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRURIENT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRURIENT
No single letter turns PRURIENT into another word.
How PRURIENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PRURIENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRURIENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRURIENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Showing an unhealthy or excessive curiosity about sexual matters, especially the private lives of others.
Prurient is a disapproving word, aimed at the person or the appeal rather than at the topic itself. Critics reach for it when a newspaper or film seems to be feeding on scandal instead of informing readers.
How PRURIENT is used
Typically describes curiosity, interest or material in a critical tone.
- The tabloid fed a prurient appetite for gossip.
- She refused to give the prurient press any comment.
- Reviewers found the film more prurient than daring.
- His prurient stare made the guests uneasy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRURIENT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRURIENT
1 longer words begin with PRURIENT.
Shorter words from the letters in PRURIENT
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Common questions about PRURIENT
- Is PRURIENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRURIENT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRURIENT worth?
- PRURIENT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRURIENT mean?
- Showing an unhealthy or excessive curiosity about sexual matters, especially the private lives of others.
- What letters can be added to PRURIENT?
- No single letter can be added to PRURIENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PRURIENT:
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