PURIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PURIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURIFY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURIFY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURIFY
No single letter turns PURIFY into another word.
How PURIFY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PURIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does PURIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something clean by removing harmful or unwanted substances.
You can purify water, metal or air, and the word also reaches into religion and morals, where it means to cleanse from guilt. The effect is always a state free of contamination.
How PURIFY is used
Purify is used for physical cleaning and for spiritual cleansing.
- The plant uses sand filters to purify the water.
- Pilgrims bathe in the river to purify themselves.
- They purify the metal by heating it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURIFY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PURIFY
1 longer words begin with PURIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in PURIFY
Common questions about PURIFY
- Is PURIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURIFY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURIFY worth?
- PURIFY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURIFY mean?
- To make something clean by removing harmful or unwanted substances.
- What letters can be added to PURIFY?
- No single letter can be added to PURIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PURIFY:
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