Words That Start With PUR

There are over 267 words that begin with PUR in English. From 3-letter words to 15-letter entries, find PUR-words grouped and sortable by length below, all valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words starting with PUR.

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3-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Short high-frequency PUR-words:

pur

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4-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 4-letter PUR-words:

pure

puri

purl

puro

purr

purs

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5-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 5-letter PUR-words:

purda

pured

puree

purer

pures

purge

purin

puris

purls

puros

purpy

purrs

purse

pursy

purty

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6-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 6-letter PUR-words:

pursue

purely

purple

purity

purdas

pureed

purees

purfly

purger

purify

puring

purins

purist

purled

purler

purply

purser

purses

pursew

purvey

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7 letter PUR-words icon
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7-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 7-letter PUR-words:

purpose

pursued

pursuit

purgers

purging

purines

puriris

purists

purlers

purline

purling

purlins

purloin

purpies

purples

purpura

purpure

pursing

pursual

pursuer

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8 letter PUR-words icon
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8-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 8-letter PUR-words:

purposes

purchase

pursuing

purdahed

pureness

purfling

purgings

purifier

puristic

purlicue

purlieux

purplier

purports

purpuric

purseful

pursewed

purslain

purtiest

purveyor

purviews

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9 letter PUR-words icon
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9-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 9-letter PUR-words:

purchased

purchases

purdonium

pureplays

purflings

purgation

purgative

purlicued

purloiner

puromycin

purpliest

purposive

purpureal

pursefuls

purselike

pursiness

purslanes

pursuable

purulency

purveying

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10-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 10-letter PUR-words:

purchasing

purblindly

purebloods

purenesses

puristical

puritanise

puritanism

puritanize

purloiners

purloining

puromycins

purpleness

purporting

purposeful

pursership

pursuances

pursuantly

pursuingly

purtenance

purulences

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11-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 11-letter PUR-words:

purchasings

purgatively

purgatorial

purgatorian

purgatories

purificator

puritanical

puritanised

puritanisms

puritanized

puritanizes

purpleheart

purportedly

purpresture

purserships

pursinesses

pursuivants

purtenances

purulencies

purveyances

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12-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 12-letter PUR-words:

purblindness

purgatorians

purification

purificative

purificators

purificatory

puristically

puritanising

puritanizing

purplehearts

purplenesses

purposefully

purprestures

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13-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 13-letter PUR-words:

purgatorially

purifications

puritanically

purposelessly

purposiveness

pursesnatcher

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14-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 14-letter PUR-words:

purblindnesses

purchasability

purposefulness

pursesnatchers

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15-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 15-letter PUR-words:

puritanicalness

purposelessness

purposivenesses

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267 Common Words Starting with PUR

Most Common Length
8
(51 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
13.0
(out of 26)
Most Common Ending
s
(36%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with PUR?

26 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with PUR is purchasability with a total of 26 points.

P 3
U 1
R 1
C 3
H 4
A 1
S 1
A 1
B 3
I 1
L 1
I 1
T 1
Y 4
noun 1. The quality of being purchasable; the capacity to be bought. In extended use (of a person): the capacity to be bribed.

Words that begin with PUR are commonly used for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. You can also find a list of all words that end in PUR and words with PUR. Try our five letter words starting with PUR page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words That Start With PUR

  • How many words starting with PUR are in the English dictionary?

    There are 267 words in the English dictionary that start with PUR, and most of them are 8 letters long (51 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word starting with PUR?

    The longest word starting with PUR is "purposivenesses" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "purchasing" is the longest common word starting with PUR.

  • Are there any rare words starting with PUR worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "puritanize", "puritanizing", "puritanized", "purlieux" start with PUR and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "puritanizing" is worth 24 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words starting with PUR?

    Most words starting with PUR are 8 letters long, including everyday words like "purposes", "purchase", "pursuing", "purdahed", "pureness".