PURPORTING

What PURPORTING Means

PURPORTING is a form of PURPORT, which means:

1. noun: the intended meaning of a communication
2. noun: the pervading meaning or tenor“caught the general drift of the conversation”
3. verb: have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming“The letter purports to express people's opinion”
4. verb: propose or intend“I aim to arrive at noon”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PURPORTING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 U1 R1 P3 O1 R1 T1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In PURPORTING

267 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (1)

7 letter words (18)

6 letter words (36)

5 letter words (46)

4 letter words (80)

3 letter words (64)

2 letter words (22)

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