Is PURIFICATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PURIFICATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PURIFICATIONS mean?
Purifications is a form of PURIFICATION.
- noun
the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
- noun
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
- noun
a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
- noun
the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
“purification through repentance”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 13
P (3) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 20 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 PURIFICATIONS
PURIFICATIONS 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 PURIFICATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- purification19
- saporific16
- furcations15
- pacifist15
- pontific15
- scarfpin15
- ascription14
- faunistic14
- fractions14
- fractious14
- frictions14
- furcation14
- opticians13
- pianistic13
- psoriatic13
- puritanic13
- sincipita13
- factions13
- factious13
- fictions13
- fraction13
- friction13
- frostnip13
- functors13
- infarcts13
- infracts13
- fruitions12
- apricots12
- autopsic12
- cantrips12
- captions12
- captious12
- incipits12
- optician12
- pactions12
- parsonic12
- piscator12
- porcinis12
- puristic12
- sinciput12
- confits12
- faction12
- factors12
- fiction12
- fractus12
- francos12
- frantic12
- fricots12
- functor12
- infarct12
- infract12
- profits12
- sportif12
- upfront12
- cuisinart11
- curations11
- rainspout11
- suctorian11
- supinator11
- faitours11
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