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Purls

/pɜːlz/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Purls

noun

  1. A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
  2. The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
  3. 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

  1. To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge

    "Needlework purled with gold."

  2. An inverted stitch producing ribbing etc

    "Knit one, purl two."

noun

  1. A heavy or headlong fall; an upset.

verb

  1. To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.

    "The huntsman was purled from his horse."

noun

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

    "the purl of a brook"

verb

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

noun

  1. A tern.
Anagrams of Purls

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "purls":

slurp

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+apulsar
+epulerspulser
+sslurps
Related Word Patterns
PU...Words starting with "pu"...LSWords ending with "ls"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "purls"
Letter Values
p3
u1
r1
l1
s1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Purls
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Related 5-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Purls"

Purls is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "purls" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Purls" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "purls" is a low-scoring word.