Purlicue in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is purlicue a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word purlicue is a Scrabble US word. The word purlicue is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

P3U1R1L1I1C3U1E1

Is purlicue a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word purlicue is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

P3U1R1L1I1C3U1E1

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8-letter words (1 found)

PURLICUE,

7-letter words (1 found)

PURLIEU,

6-letter words (6 found)

CLUIER,CUPULE,CURPEL,CURULE,PULIER,UPCURL,

5-letter words (17 found)

CLIPE,CRIPE,CRUEL,CUPEL,CURIE,CURLI,LUCRE,PERIL,PICUL,PILER,PLIER,PRICE,PUCER,PULER,RELIC,ULCER,UREIC,

4-letter words (47 found)

CEIL,CIEL,CIRE,CIRL,CLIP,CLUE,CRIP,CRUE,CURE,CURL,ECRU,EPIC,ERIC,ICER,IURE,LEIR,LERP,LICE,LIER,LIEU,LIPE,LIRE,LUCE,LURE,PERC,PERI,PICE,PIER,PILE,PIRL,PLIE,PLUE,PUCE,PUER,PUIR,PULE,PULI,PULU,PURE,PURI,PURL,RICE,RIEL,RILE,RIPE,RULE,URIC,

3-letter words (36 found)

CEL,CEP,CRU,CUE,CUP,CUR,ECU,ICE,IRE,LEI,LEP,LEU,LIE,LIP,LUR,PEC,PEL,PER,PIC,PIE,PIR,PIU,PLU,PRE,PUL,PUR,REC,REI,REP,RIP,RUC,RUE,ULE,ULU,URE,URP,

2-letter words (8 found)

EL,ER,LI,PE,PI,RE,UP,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 117 words from purlicue according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of purlicue

purlicue

Etymology

Unclear. Some sources connect it to French pour la queue, from English pirl, purl (whirl, twirl).

Noun

purlicue (plural purlicues)

  1. The space between one's forefinger and thumb.

Related terms

  • pirlicue

Translations

References

  • “purlicue”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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