PURPY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PURPY 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PURPY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURPY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURPY
No single letter turns PURPY into another word.
How PURPY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PURPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,568 thousand.
What does PURPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informaldialect
Somewhat purple in colour.
Purpy is a casual, dialect way of softening purple into a rougher shade description, much as reddy stands for reddish. It is heard more than written and usually describes a colour that leans toward purple without being pure or deep.
How PURPY is used
Informal, dialect speech; standard writing prefers purplish.
- The bruise turned a purpy shade by the next morning.
- That paint sample looked more purpy than blue to me.
- Her scarf was a purpy colour that clashed with the coat.
- The sky went a strange purpy grey before the storm.
- He mixed the two paints until he got a purpy tint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PURPY
Common questions about PURPY
- Is PURPY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PURPY is not in it.
- How many points is PURPY worth?
- PURPY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURPY mean?
- Somewhat purple in colour.
- What letters can be added to PURPY?
- No single letter can be added to PURPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PURPY:
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