Is PURGATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PURGATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PURGATIONS mean?
Purgations is a form of PURGATION.
- noun
purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
- noun
a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
- noun
the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + R (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PURGATIONS
PURGATIONS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PURGATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- outsprang12
- outspring12
- pastoring12
- pasturing12
- posturing12
- purgation12
- sprouting12
- upsoaring12
- upstaring12
- rainspout11
- supinator11
- gunports11
- ingroups11
- partings11
- sporting11
- spouting11
- spurting11
- trouping11
- uprating11
- atropins10
- opuntias10
- puritans10
- utopians10
- gunport10
- ingroup10
- parings10
- parsing10
- parting10
- pasting10
- pausing10
- pignora10
- pignuts10
- pigouts10
- porting10
- posting10
- pouring10
- pouting10
- prating10
- prosing10
- pursing10
- ragtops10
- rasping10
- ropings10
- rouping10
- soaping10
- souping10
- sparing10
- sporing10
- stoping10
- tapings10
- arousing9
- organist9
- outgains9
- outgrins9
- outrings9
- roasting9
- rousting9
- tourings9
- airpost9
- atropin9
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