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
1
A purple color or pigment.
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2
(in ancient Rome) position of imperial status.
“he was born to the purple”
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3
(Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes.
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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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VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Color purple.
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Become purple.
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Anagrams of purple
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