PURSUANT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PURSUANT 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 PURSUANT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURSUANT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURSUANT
No single letter turns PURSUANT into another word.
How PURSUANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PURSUANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PURSUANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PURSUANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formallegal
In accordance with or acting as a result of something such as a law, contract or order; usually followed by to.
Pursuant almost always sits in the phrase pursuant to, a staple of contracts, statutes and official letters. In plain speech people say under or following instead.
How PURSUANT is used
Almost always appears as pursuant to in legal and official documents.
- The notice was issued pursuant to the new regulations.
- Pursuant to our agreement, payment is due on Friday.
- Action was taken pursuant to the court order.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURSUANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PURSUANT
1 longer words begin with PURSUANT.
Shorter words from the letters in PURSUANT
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Common questions about PURSUANT
- Is PURSUANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURSUANT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURSUANT worth?
- PURSUANT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURSUANT mean?
- In accordance with or acting as a result of something such as a law, contract or order; usually followed by to.
- What letters can be added to PURSUANT?
- No single letter can be added to PURSUANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PURSUANT:
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