PURPIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. PURPIES 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3u1r1p3i1e1s1
Depends on the listPURPIES · 7 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 1,544 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept PURPIES?
| 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: 48 / 100
48WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.57
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%5.57%
Our own measure of how useful PURPIES is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURPIES
No single letter turns PURPIES into another word.
How PURPIES scores
Scrabble p3u1r1p3i1e1s1 11
Words with Friends p4u2r1p4i1e1s1 14
Face value of the 7 tiles in PURPIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
Shorter words from the letters in PURPIES
pipers10 purpie10 sipper10 supper10 uppers10 uprise8 pepsi9 perps9 piper9 pipes9 preps9 repps9 ripps9 upper9 epris7 peris7 piers7 pries7 prise7 puers7 pures7 puris7 purse7 ripes7 sirup7 speir7 spier7 spire7 sprue7 spuer7 super7 sieur5 peps8 perp8 pipe8 pips8 prep8 pups8 repp8 ripp8
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Common questions about PURPIES
- Is PURPIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PURPIES is not in it.
- How many points is PURPIES worth?
- PURPIES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PURPIES?
- No single letter can be added to PURPIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PURPIES:
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