Purls

/pɜːlz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters

Definition of Purls

noun

A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.

verb

To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge
"Needlework purled with gold."
An inverted stitch producing ribbing etc
"Knit one, purl two."

noun

A heavy or headlong fall; an upset.

verb

To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.
"The huntsman was purled from his horse."

noun

A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions.
"the purl of a brook"

verb

To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.

noun

A tern.

Anagrams of Purls

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

14 words can be made from the letters in "purls":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

plus puls purl purs slur spur urps

3-LETTER WORDS

pul pur pus sup ups urp

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "purls" and rearranging:

+epulers pulser

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