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PURPOSING

9 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What PURPOSING Means

PURPOSING is a form of PURPOSE, which means:

  1. noun: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions“his intent was to provide a new translation”
  2. noun: what something is used for“the function of an auger is to bore holes”
  3. verb: propose or intend“I aim to arrive at noon”
  4. verb: reach a decision“he resolved never to drink again”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PURPOSING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 U1 R1 P3 O1 S1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In PURPOSING

312 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 (3)

7 letter words (19)

6 letter words (43)

5 letter words (59)

4 letter words (93)

3 letter words (72)

2 letter words (23)

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