PURGATIVELY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. PURGATIVELY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PURGATIVELY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURGATIVELY is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURGATIVELY
No single letter turns PURGATIVELY into another word.
How PURGATIVELY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PURGATIVELY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PURGATIVELY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PURGATIVELY
- All 11 letters of PURGATIVELY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PURGATIVELY mean in Scrabble?
PURGATIVELY is the adverb formed from PURGATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in PURGATIVELY
Showing 40 of 929. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about PURGATIVELY
- Is PURGATIVELY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PURGATIVELY is not in it.
- How many points is PURGATIVELY worth?
- PURGATIVELY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PURGATIVELY?
- No single letter can be added to PURGATIVELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PURGATIVELY:
Open PURGATIVELY in the Word Finder