PURSUALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. PURSUALS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PURSUALS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURSUALS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURSUALS
No single letter turns PURSUALS into another word.
How PURSUALS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PURSUALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PURSUALS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PURSUALS mean in Scrabble?
PURSUALS is the plural of PURSUAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PURSUALS
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Common questions about PURSUALS
- Is PURSUALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PURSUALS is not in it.
- How many points is PURSUALS worth?
- PURSUALS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PURSUALS?
- No single letter can be added to PURSUALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PURSUALS:
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