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purse

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Is purse a Scrabble word?

Yes, purse is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 7 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of purse?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)Examples: "Master leathercrafter does handcrafted wallets, belts, purses, handbags etc., supporting self and helpers. Good enough to carve fantst art and portraits into leather."Synonyms: handbagUS

2. (historical) A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.historical

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.Examples: "1901, Matilde Serao, The Land of Cockayne, translator not credited, London: Heinemann, Chapter IV, p. 72, https://archive.org/details/landofcockayne00seraiala The serving Sister pursed up her lips to remind him of the cloistral rule, almost as if she wanted to prevent any conversation between him and the nun."; "1916, Leonid Andreyev, "An Original" in The Little Angel and Other Stories, translated by W. H. Lowe, New York: Alfred Knopf, p. 85, https://archive.org/details/littleangelother00andriala Anton Ivanovich pursed up his lower lip so that his grey moustache pressed against the tip of his red pitted nose, took in all the officials with his rounded eyes, and after an unavoidable pause emitted a fat unctuous laugh."; "When you're feeling in the dumps Don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle – that's the thing."transitive

2. (intransitive, obsolete, rare) To steal purses; to rob.Examples: "Why I'll purse; if that raise me not, I'll bet at bowling alleys, or man whores: I would fain live by others."intransitiveobsoleterare

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "purse"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "purse"?

Scrabble
7 points
P3
U1
R1
S1
E1
Words With Friends
9 points
P4
U2
R1
S1
E1

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