Is PURITANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PURITANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PURITANS mean?
Puritans is a form of PURITAN.
- noun
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
- noun
someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
- noun
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 10 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 PURITANS
PURITANS 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 PURITANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- puritan9
- spirant9
- suntrap9
- turnips9
- unpairs9
- unstrap9
- upstair9
- inputs8
- paints8
- patins8
- pintas8
- prints8
- ptisan8
- purins8
- purist8
- rapist8
- sprain8
- sprint8
- tapirs8
- turnip8
- unpair8
- unrips8
- upstir8
- nutrias7
- atrip7
- inapt7
- input7
- nipas7
- pains7
- paint7
- pairs7
- pants7
- paris7
- parts7
- patin7
- pians7
- pinas7
- pinta7
- pints7
- pirns7
- pitas7
- prats7
- praus7
- print7
- pruta7
- punas7
- punts7
- purin7
- puris7
- sirup7
- situp7
- spait7
- spirt7
- sprat7
- sprit7
- spurn7
- spurt7
- sputa7
- stirp7
- strap7
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