PURSLANE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PURSLANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURSLANE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURSLANE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURSLANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
purslanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURSLANE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PURSLANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PURSLANE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PURSLANE
- All 8 letters of PURSLANE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PURSLANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A low, fleshy-leaved plant of the genus Portulaca, eaten as a salad herb or potherb and often growing as a garden weed.
Cooks value purslane for its crisp, slightly sour leaves, which turn up in Greek, Mexican and Middle Eastern dishes. Gardeners often curse it for sprawling across beds, though it is perfectly edible.
How PURSLANE is used
Used in cooking and gardening.
- She tossed fresh purslane into the tomato salad.
- Purslane carpeted the bare patch by the path.
- The market stall sold bunches of purslane in summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURSLANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PURSLANE
The 8 tiles of PURSLANE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PURSLANE
1 longer words begin with PURSLANE.
Shorter words from the letters in PURSLANE
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Common questions about PURSLANE
- Is PURSLANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURSLANE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURSLANE worth?
- PURSLANE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURSLANE mean?
- A low, fleshy-leaved plant of the genus Portulaca, eaten as a salad herb or potherb and often growing as a garden weed.
- What letters can be added to PURSLANE?
- PURSLANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PURSLANE:
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