PURE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does PURE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not mixed with anything else; completely clean or unpolluted.
Something that is pure contains nothing extra and nothing that spoils it, whether that is a pure metal with no other substances mixed in, pure water with nothing added, or a pure sound with no other noise mixed in. The word is also used more loosely to mean complete or absolute, as in pure luck.
How PURE is used
Everyday word used in ordinary speech and writing.
- The spring water was so pure that villagers drank it straight from the source.
- She wore a dress of pure white silk to the ceremony.
- It was pure coincidence that they met again at the same station.
- The jeweller tested the ring to prove the gold was pure.
- His laughter was one of pure delight at the surprise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PURE
The 4 tiles of PURE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PURE
15 longer words begin with PURE.
Words ending in PURE
8 words end in PURE. Useful as a back hook: play PURE onto a word already on the board.
Words with PURE inside
12 words contain PURE in the middle. Words that start with PURE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PURE
Common questions about PURE
- Is PURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURE worth?
- PURE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURE mean?
- Not mixed with anything else; completely clean or unpolluted.
- What letters can be added to PURE?
- PURE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PURE:
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