PURITAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PURITAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURITAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURITAN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURITAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
puritansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURITAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PURITAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does PURITAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person with very strict moral or religious views who avoids pleasure and luxury, or a member of the English Protestant movement that sought to purify the church.
In history the Puritans wanted simpler worship in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and many of them settled in New England. In everyday speech a puritan is someone who frowns on fun, and the word is often mildly critical.
How PURITAN is used
Puritan is capitalised for the historical group and often lower case for the general sense of a strict moralist.
- He was a puritan about money and never took a holiday.
- The puritan in her disapproved of the lavish party.
- No puritan would have approved of such a feast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURITAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PURITAN
The 7 tiles of PURITAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PURITAN
15 longer words begin with PURITAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PURITAN
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Common questions about PURITAN
- Is PURITAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURITAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURITAN worth?
- PURITAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURITAN mean?
- A person with very strict moral or religious views who avoids pleasure and luxury, or a member of the English Protestant movement that sought to purify the church.
- What letters can be added to PURITAN?
- PURITAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PURITAN:
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