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Purine

Q: What does purine mean?

As a noun, purine means “any of several bases that are derivatives of purine”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

p ₃u ₁r ₁i ₁n ₁e ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · 6 letters · Uncommon

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

What does purine mean?

noun

any of several bases that are derivatives of purine
a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances

Is PURINE a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 PURINE worth?

Scrabble

8 pts

p ₃u ₁r ₁i ₁n ₁e ₁

Words With Friends

11 pts

p ₄u ₂r ₁i ₁n ₂e ₁

Wordfeud

10 pts

p ₄u ₂r ₁i ₁n ₁e ₁

NYT Crossplay

9 pts

p ₃u ₂r ₁i ₁n ₁e ₁

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

Words from the letters in PURINE

Anagrams 3

pruine punier unripe

Best shorter words top 30 of 61

prune 7 purin 7 repin 7 ripen 7 unrip 7 pein 6 peni 6 peri 6 pern 6 pier 6 pine 6 pirn 6 puer 6 puir 6 pure 6 puri 6 ripe 6 inure 5 nep 5 nip 5 pen 5 per 5 pie 5 pin 5 pir 5 piu 5 pre 5 pun 5 pur 5 rep 5

See all 61 words made from PURINE

Hooks for PURINE

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

purines

Words that end like PURINE

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

define combine incline machine routine divine engine famine refine confine decline destine outline deadline doctrine headline sunshine bovine canine feline iodine lupine marine ravine

All words ending in -INE

Purine: quick answers

Is PURINE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. PURINE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.

How many points is PURINE worth?

PURINE scores 8 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does purine mean?

As a noun, purine means “any of several bases that are derivatives of purine”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in PURINE?

You can make 61 shorter words from PURINE, such as PRUNE, PURIN, REPIN, RIPEN. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of PURINE?

PURINE rearranges into PRUINE, PUNIER, UNRIPE.