231 words come out when you unscramble PURPOSIVE, starting with PURPOSIVE itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from PURPOSIVE split into 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 6 with 7, 22 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PURPOSIVE are led by PERVOS, PROVES and VIPERS, 11 points each. SUPPER and UPPERS are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words from PURPOSIVE tie at 10 points; none scores more. SUPER, UPPER and VIRUS will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words made with PURPOSIVE letters, PERV, SPIV and VOIP tie for first at 9 points. OVER, PURE and PIPE are everyday picks.
4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PURPOSIVE tie at 7 points; none scores more. PRO, POP and UPS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PURPOSIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PU · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PERVIOUS, PREVIOUS and VIPEROUS (13 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PURPOSIVE works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PURPOSIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 231) | 182 | 231 | 165 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
49 of the 231 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PURPIES, POUPES, PURPIE, VOIPS, PEPSI, POEPS, POUPE, POURIES, RIPPS, VIROSE, VIROUS, VOIP and 37 more. 17 of the 231 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PERVOS, PERVO, PERVS, PREOPS, PERPS, PERV, PREOP, ERUVS, ESPOIR, PERP, POSIER, ERUV and 5 more.
With one more tile, the letters of PURPOSIVE spell the words below.