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Purchases

p 3u 1r 1c 3h 4a 1s 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of purchase

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does purchases mean?

noun

  1. the acquisition of something for payment

    “they closed the purchase with a handshake”

  2. something acquired by purchase

  3. a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage

    “he could get no purchase on the situation”

  4. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

    Synonymsleverage

verb

  1. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

    “The family purchased a new car”

    Synonymsbuy

Definitions shown for purchase, the base form of purchases.

Is PURCHASES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PURCHASES worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
p 3u 1r 1c 3h 4a 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
p 4u 2r 1c 4h 3a 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

19 pts
p 4u 2r 1c 4h 4a 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
p 3u 2r 1c 3h 3a 1s 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PURCHASES

Words that end like PURCHASES

Common words that share the ending -ASES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ASES

Purchases: quick answers

Is PURCHASES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PURCHASES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PURCHASES worth?
PURCHASES scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does purchases mean?
purchases is the plural and third-person singular form of purchase, which means “the acquisition of something for payment”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PURCHASES?
You can make 522 shorter words from PURCHASES, such as PURCHASE, CHAPESS, CHERUPS, EPARCHS. See the full list.