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
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
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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