Purse

/pɜːs/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Purse

noun

A small bag for carrying money.
A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.

verb

To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.
To put into a purse.
To steal purses; to rob.

Anagrams of Purse

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "purse":

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+apareus pauser

+ddrupes dupers perdus prudes pursed

+eperuse purees rupees

+gpurges spurge

+lpulers pulser

Related Word Patterns

PU...Words starting with "pu"...SEWords ending with "se"All 5-letter words Unscramble "purse"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

bursary grant change purse coin purse pocketbook handbag pucker

Letter Values

p3

u1

r1

s1

e1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Purse

abase abscise abstruse abuse acarbose acaulose accessorise acclimatise accuse acerose acetose acinose

Related 5-Letter Words

pacas paced pacer paces pacey pacha packs pacts paddy padis padle padre padri paean paeon

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 "Purse"

Purse is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "purse" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Purse" in Word Games

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