What PURPOSES Means
PURPOSES is a form of PURPOSE, which means:
- noun: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions“his intent was to provide a new translation”
- noun: what something is used for“the function of an auger is to bore holes”
- verb: propose or intend“I aim to arrive at noon”
- verb: reach a decision“he resolved never to drink again”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
PURPOSES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 U1 R1 P3 O1 S1 E1 S1.
Anagrams of PURPOSES (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In PURPOSES
189 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.
7 letter words (8)
6 letter words (23)
OPUSESPOSERSPOSEURPOSSERPOUPESPOUSSEPREOPSPROSESPURSESPUSSERROUSESSEROUSSOUPERSOURSESPORESSPOUSESPRUESSPUERSSUPERSSUPPERUPPERSUPROSEUROSES
5 letter words (48)
EUROSPEPOSPERPSPESOSPOEPSPOPESPORESPOSERPOSESPOSSEPOUPEPOURSPREOPPREPSPRESSPROPSPROSEPROSSPUERSPURESPURSEPUSESREPOSREPPSROPESROSESROUESROUPSROUSERUSESRUSSESORESSORUSSOUPSSOURSSOUSESPEOSSPORESPRUESPUERSPUESSPURSSUERSSUPERSUPESSURESUPPERUSERS
4 letter words (57)
EPOSEROSEUROOPESOPUSORESOSESOUPSOURSPEPOPEPSPERPPESOPOEPPOPEPOPSPOREPOSEPOSSPOURPREPPROPPROSPUERPUPSPUREPURSPUSSREOSREPOREPPREPSROESROPEROSEROUEROUPRUESRUSESEPSSERSSOPSSORESOUPSOURSOUSSPUESPURSUERSUESSUPESUPSSUREURESURPSUSERUSES
3 letter words (39)
ERSESSOESOPEOPSOREORSOSEOUPOUROUSPEPPERPESPOPPOSPREPROPUPPURPUSREOREPRESROERUESERSOPSOSSOUSUESUPSURSUSUPOUPSUREURPUSE
2 letter words (14)
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