PURPLEHEART is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PURPLEHEART is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURPLEHEART?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURPLEHEART is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURPLEHEART
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
purpleheartsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURPLEHEART scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PURPLEHEART, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PURPLEHEART has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PURPLEHEART mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard, strong timber of a purple colour from tropical American trees, used in furniture and flooring.
The wood of the purpleheart turns brown with age unless it is sealed against light. Woodworkers prize it for its strength and unusual colour.
How PURPLEHEART is used
Used by woodworkers, builders and furniture makers.
- The table was made of polished purpleheart.
- Purpleheart is very hard to cut with hand tools.
- He inlaid a strip of purpleheart in the box lid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURPLEHEART and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PURPLEHEART
1 longer words begin with PURPLEHEART.
Shorter words from the letters in PURPLEHEART
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Common questions about PURPLEHEART
- Is PURPLEHEART valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURPLEHEART, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURPLEHEART worth?
- PURPLEHEART is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURPLEHEART mean?
- A hard, strong timber of a purple colour from tropical American trees, used in furniture and flooring.
- What letters can be added to PURPLEHEART?
- PURPLEHEART takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PURPLEHEART:
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