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
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
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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