PURPURIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PURPURIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURPURIN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURPURIN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURPURIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
purpurinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURPURIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PURPURIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PURPURIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PURPURIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A red crystalline dye related to alizarin, once taken from madder root and now also made artificially.
Purpurin gives an orange to red colour and has been used to colour cloth. Scientists later found it useful as a stain for biological specimens. The name echoes the Latin word for purple, though its shade is closer to red.
How PURPURIN is used
Purpurin is a chemistry term for a natural and synthetic dye.
- The dyer extracted purpurin from madder root.
- Purpurin stained the specimen a deep red.
- A sample of purpurin lay in the glass dish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURPURIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PURPURIN
1 longer words begin with PURPURIN.
Shorter words from the letters in PURPURIN
Common questions about PURPURIN
- Is PURPURIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURPURIN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURPURIN worth?
- PURPURIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURPURIN mean?
- A red crystalline dye related to alizarin, once taken from madder root and now also made artificially.
- What letters can be added to PURPURIN?
- PURPURIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PURPURIN:
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