purple

NOUNADJECTIVEVERB /pɜrpəl/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

purple is a valid 6-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3U1R1P3L1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does purple mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
2

(in ancient Rome) position of imperial status.

“he was born to the purple”

SYNONYMS
3

(Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes.

SYNONYMS
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1

Of a color intermediate between red and blue.

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2

Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.

“purple tyrant”

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3

Excessively elaborate or showily expressed.

“a writer of empurpled literature”

“many purple passages”

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Anagrams of purple

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