241 words come out when you unscramble PURLICUES, starting with PURLICUES itself: 13 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PURLICUES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 11 with 7, 35 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 12 with 2.
Among 35 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PURLICUES, the top score is 10, reached by 12. PRICES, CRUISE and PURSUE are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 5-letter words from PURLICUES tie at 9 points; none scores more. PRICE, CLIPS and PULSE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PURLICUES, 13 score 8 points, the group's best. PLUS, PICS and CLIP are the ones most people know.
4 of 59 3-letter words from PURLICUES tie at 7 points; none scores more. USE, CUP and ICE will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of PURLICUES, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with PU · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SURPLICE (12 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PURLICUES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PURLICUES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 241) | 180 | 239 | 173 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 61 of them: PURLICUES, PURLICUE, CURPELS, CUSPIER, CLIPES, CURPEL, CLIPE, CREPS, CURLIES, PUCER, SURCULI, CLUIER and 49 more. Words With Friends* skips 5 of them: PERCS, PERC, LIPE, CRU and URP. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: CRIPS and CRIP.
Each word below uses all the letters of PURLICUES and one more.