PURPURA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PURPURA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURPURA?
| 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 PURPURA is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURPURA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
purpurasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURPURA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PURPURA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,762 thousand.
What does PURPURA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A condition marked by purple spots on the skin caused by bleeding from small blood vessels.
The spots do not fade when pressed, which helps doctors tell them from an ordinary rash. Purpura can follow low platelet counts, infections or fragile vessels, and the cause decides the treatment.
How PURPURA is used
Medical term; also the Latin name of a genus of sea snails.
- The child developed purpura after a viral illness.
- Doctors ordered tests to find the cause of the purpura.
- Bruise-like marks of purpura appeared on both legs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURPURA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PURPURA
1 longer words begin with PURPURA.
Shorter words from the letters in PURPURA
Common questions about PURPURA
- Is PURPURA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURPURA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURPURA worth?
- PURPURA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURPURA mean?
- A condition marked by purple spots on the skin caused by bleeding from small blood vessels.
- What letters can be added to PURPURA?
- PURPURA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PURPURA:
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