PURSE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PURSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURSE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURSE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PURSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about PURSE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PURSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small bag used to carry money, cards, and other personal items, or, more broadly, a sum of money collected as a prize or gift.
A purse traditionally holds coins, banknotes, and small valuables, and in North American English the word often names any handbag a woman carries daily. In sport and competition, purse takes on a different sense, meaning the total prize money awarded to a winner, as when a boxing match offers a record purse. The word also survives as a verb, since to purse the lips means to press them together into a small, tight shape, an image that echoes the drawstring closing of an old-fashioned coin purse.
How PURSE is used
Common as the everyday word for a handbag in North American English, and equally common in sport for a cash prize.
- She kept her keys in a side pocket of her purse.
- The boxer fought hard to win the largest purse of his career.
- He pursed his lips and shook his head slowly.
- Someone snatched her purse right off the cafe table.
- The tournament offered a modest purse to the winner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PURSE
The 5 tiles of PURSE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with PURSE
13 longer words begin with PURSE.
Words ending in PURSE
3 words end in PURSE. Useful as a back hook: play PURSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with PURSE inside
5 words contain PURSE in the middle. Words that start with PURSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PURSE
Common questions about PURSE
- Is PURSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURSE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURSE worth?
- PURSE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURSE mean?
- A small bag used to carry money, cards, and other personal items, or, more broadly, a sum of money collected as a prize or gift.
- What letters can be added to PURSE?
- PURSE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PURSE:
Open PURSE in the Word Finder