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Is pursuit a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pursuit is a Scrabble US word. The word pursuit is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

P3U1R1S1U1I1T1

Is pursuit a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pursuit is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

P3U1R1S1U1I1T1

Is pursuit a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pursuit is a Words With Friends word. The word pursuit is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4U2R1S1U2I1T1

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7-letter words (1 found)

PURSUIT,

6-letter words (4 found)

PURIST,SPRUIT,UPRIST,UPSTIR,

5-letter words (11 found)

PURIS,SIRUP,SITUP,SPIRT,SPRIT,SPURT,STIRP,STRIP,TRIPS,TURPS,USURP,

4-letter words (25 found)

PIRS,PITS,PTUI,PUIR,PURI,PURS,PUTS,RIPS,RIPT,RISP,RITS,RUST,RUTS,SPIT,SPUR,STIR,SUIT,TIPS,TRIP,TUIS,TUPS,URPS,URUS,UTIS,UTUS,

3-letter words (28 found)

ITS,PIR,PIS,PIT,PIU,PSI,PST,PUR,PUS,PUT,RIP,RIT,RUT,SIP,SIR,SIT,SRI,SUI,SUP,SUR,TIP,TIS,TUI,TUP,UPS,URP,UTS,UTU,

2-letter words (10 found)

IS,IT,PI,SI,ST,TI,UP,UR,US,UT,

You can make 79 words from pursuit according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pursuit

pursuit

Alternative forms

  • poursuit (obsolete)
  • pursuite (obsolete)

Etymology

Old French poursuite, from the verb porsuir (“to pursue”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈsjuːt/, /pɜːˈsjuːt/, /pəˈʃuːt/, /pɜːˈʃuːt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɝˈsuːt/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /pəˈʃʉːt/, /pəˈsʉːt/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /pɜːɹˈs(j)uːt/, /pəɹ-/, /-sɪu̯t/
  • (Wales) IPA(key): /pɜː(ɹ)ˈsɪu̯t/, /pə(ɹ)-/
  • Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

pursuit (countable and uncountable, plural pursuits)

  1. The act of pursuing.
    Synonym: pursual
  2. A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
  3. (cycle racing) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.
  4. (law, obsolete) prosecution

Synonyms

  • (hobby): See also Thesaurus:hobby

Derived terms

Related terms

  • pursue

Translations

Further reading

  • pursuit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org