PURIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PURIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURIN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURIN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PURIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does PURIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A crystalline nitrogen-containing compound that forms uric acid when combined with oxygen, an older spelling of purine.
Purin names the same class of compound now more commonly spelled purine, the parent structure behind bases such as adenine and guanine that make up part of every strand of DNA and RNA. Chemists in earlier writing, especially in translated German scientific texts, used the purin spelling before purine became the standard English form. The body breaks down excess purin compounds into uric acid, and a buildup of that byproduct is linked to conditions such as gout.
How PURIN is used
A chemistry term, now largely superseded in modern usage by the spelling purine.
- The old textbook still used purin instead of purine.
- Excess purin in the diet can raise uric acid levels.
- Adenine belongs to the purin family of compounds.
- The chemist traced how purin breaks down into uric acid.
- Doctors sometimes limit purin intake in patients with gout.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PURIN
The 5 tiles of PURIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PURIN
4 longer words begin with PURIN.
Words ending in PURIN
2 words end in PURIN. Useful as a back hook: play PURIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with PURIN inside
7 words contain PURIN in the middle. Words that start with PURIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PURIN
Common questions about PURIN
- Is PURIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURIN worth?
- PURIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURIN mean?
- A crystalline nitrogen-containing compound that forms uric acid when combined with oxygen, an older spelling of purine.
- What letters can be added to PURIN?
- PURIN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PURIN:
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