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Purges

p 3u 1r 1g 2e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of purge

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

What does purges mean?

noun

  1. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

    Synonymspurgingpurgation

  2. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

    Synonymspurging

  3. an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place

    “he died in a purge by Stalin”

verb

  1. oust politically

    “Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime”

  2. clear of a charge

  3. make pure or free from sin or guilt

    “he left the monastery purified”

    Synonymspurifysanctify

  4. rid of impurities

    “purge the water”

  5. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

    “flush the wound with antibiotics”

    Synonymsflushscour

  6. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

    “After drinking too much, the students vomited”

    Synonymsvomitvomit upcastsickcat

Definitions shown for purge, the base form of purges.

Is PURGES 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 PURGES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
p 3u 1r 1g 2e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
p 4u 2r 1g 3e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
p 4u 2r 1g 3e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
p 3u 2r 1g 4e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PURGES

Anagrams 1

spurge

Hooks for PURGES

Add one letter to the front or back of PURGES to make another word.

Front hooks

spurges

Back hooks

None

Words that end like PURGES

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

urgessurgessplurges
All words ending in -URGES

Purges: quick answers

Is PURGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PURGES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PURGES worth?
PURGES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does purges mean?
purges is the plural and third-person singular form of purge, which means “the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PURGES?
You can make 74 shorter words from PURGES, such as PURGE, SPEUG, SPRUG, GUPS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PURGES?
PURGES rearranges into SPURGE.