PURI is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PURI 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 PURI?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURI is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PURI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does PURI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A small round piece of unleavened Indian bread that puffs up when deep-fried in hot oil.
Puri is made from a simple dough of wheat flour and water rolled into thin discs, and dropping each disc into hot oil makes it balloon into a light, crisp puff. It is a common part of breakfasts and festive meals across India, usually served with a vegetable curry or a sweet filling.
How PURI is used
Familiar term in Indian cooking, increasingly used in English-language recipes.
- The vendor served hot puri straight from the pan with a bowl of spiced potatoes.
- She rolled the dough into thin circles before frying each puri until it puffed up.
- No festive breakfast felt complete without a plate of golden puri.
- The oil sizzled loudly as the puri ballooned in the pan.
- Children reached eagerly for the last piece of puri on the tray.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PURI
The 4 tiles of PURI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PURI
Showing 24 of 45 words that begin with PURI.
Words ending in PURI
1 words end in PURI. Useful as a back hook: play PURI onto a word already on the board.
Words with PURI inside
Showing 24 of 35 words that contain PURI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PURI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PURI
Common questions about PURI
- Is PURI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURI, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURI worth?
- PURI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURI mean?
- A small round piece of unleavened Indian bread that puffs up when deep-fried in hot oil.
- What letters can be added to PURI?
- PURI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PURI:
Open PURI in the Word Finder