PURLICUES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. PURLICUES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PURLICUES?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURLICUES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURLICUES
No single letter turns PURLICUES into another word.
How PURLICUES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PURLICUES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PURLICUES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PURLICUES mean in Scrabble?
PURLICUES is the present-tense form of PURLICUE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in PURLICUES
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Common questions about PURLICUES
- Is PURLICUES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PURLICUES is not in it.
- How many points is PURLICUES worth?
- PURLICUES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PURLICUES?
- No single letter can be added to PURLICUES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PURLICUES:
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