PURVIEW is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PURVIEW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURVIEW?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURVIEW is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURVIEW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
purviewsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURVIEW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PURVIEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does PURVIEW mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The range of authority, responsibility or interest that something covers.
Purview is the boundary line of a person's or body's concern. Saying a matter falls within someone's purview means it is their job to deal with it. In law it can mean the enacting part of a statute.
How PURVIEW is used
Purview is common in official and business language, usually in within or outside the purview of.
- Hiring decisions fall within the purview of the manager.
- That question is outside the purview of this committee.
- The study's purview extends to all coastal towns.
- Taxes lie under the purview of the finance ministry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURVIEW and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PURVIEW
1 longer words begin with PURVIEW.
Shorter words from the letters in PURVIEW
Showing 40 of 49. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about PURVIEW
- Is PURVIEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURVIEW, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURVIEW worth?
- PURVIEW is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURVIEW mean?
- The range of authority, responsibility or interest that something covers.
- What letters can be added to PURVIEW?
- PURVIEW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PURVIEW:
Open PURVIEW in the Word Finder