Words That Start With PUR

There are over 261 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.

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

Short high-frequency PUR-words:

pur

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

Common 4-letter PUR-words:

pure

puri

purl

purr

purs

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

Common 5-letter PUR-words:

purda

pured

puree

purer

pures

purge

purin

puris

purls

purpy

purrs

purse

pursy

purty

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6-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 6-letter PUR-words:

pursue

purely

purple

purity

purana

purdas

purees

purest

purfle

purfly

purged

purges

puring

puriri

purler

purpie

purply

pursed

purses

pursew

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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

puranas

purfles

purging

purines

puriris

purists

purlers

purlieu

purling

purlins

purpled

purples

purring

pursual

pursuer

pursues

purview

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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

purflers

purities

purlieus

purloins

purplest

purplier

purpling

purplish

purpuric

purpurin

purrings

pursewed

pursiest

pursuers

purtraid

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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

purdonium

purebreds

purflings

purgatory

purgeable

purifiers

purifying

puritanic

purloiner

puromycin

purposely

purpureal

purpurins

purringly

purselike

purslains

purslanes

pursuings

purulency

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10-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 10-letter PUR-words:

purchasing

purblindly

purchasers

purdoniums

purebloods

purenesses

purgations

purgatives

puritanise

purloiners

purloining

puromycins

purpleness

purporting

purposeful

pursership

pursuantly

purulences

purulently

purveyance

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11-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 11-letter PUR-words:

purchasable

purchasings

purgatorial

purgatories

purificator

puritanical

puritanised

puritanises

puritanized

puritanizes

purpleheart

purportedly

purportless

purposeless

purposively

purpresture

pursinesses

pursuivants

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

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

Common 14-letter PUR-words:

purblindnesses

purchasability

purposefulness

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15-Letter Words Starting With PUR

Common 15-letter PUR-words:

puritanicalness

purposelessness

purposivenesses

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261 Common Words Starting with PUR

Most Common Length
8
(50 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 261 words in the English dictionary that start with PUR, and most of them are 8 letters long (50 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".