8 Letter Words Containing PUR

There are 101+ eight letter words with PUR in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter PUR word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with PUR.

Popular 8-Letter Words With PUR

purposes 12
purchase 15
pursuing 11
dispurse 11
epurated 11
hippuric 17
impurple 14
jodhpurs 21
pureeing 11
purlieus 10
purpuric 14
purrings 11

All 8-Letter Words With PUR (73 words)

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How Common is PUR as a Middle 8 Letter word?

There are 101 8-letter words containing PUR in English. The average Scrabble score here is 12.4, with -S endings dominating (39% of them).

Total Words
101
Avg Scrabble Score
12.4
Most Common Ending (39%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
IE
UE

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Highest-Scoring 8-Letter PUR-Words in Scrabble

jodhpurs 21
expurged 19
expurges 18
cockspur 18
copurify 18
hippuric 17

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains PUR?

21 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains PUR is jodhpurs with a total of 21 points.

J 8
O 1
D 2
H 4
P 3
U 1
R 1
S 1
noun 1. full-length trousers worn for horse riding, which are close-fitting below the knee and have reinforced patches on the inside of the leg

FAQ 8 Letter Words With PUR

  • How many 8 letter words containing PUR are in the English dictionary?

    There are 101 8-letter words in the English dictionary that contain PUR. The average Scrabble score across them is 12.4.

  • Are there any rare 8 letter words containing PUR worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "purlieux", "expurged", "jodhpurs", "purtrayd" contain PUR and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "jodhpurs" is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 8 letter words containing PUR?

    Everyday 8-letter words containing PUR include "purposes", "purchase", "pursuing", "dispurse", "epurated".