Purge

/pɜːdʒ/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters

Definition of Purge

noun

An act of purging.
An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting.
A cleansing of pipes.
A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
"Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were not reversible."
That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.

verb

To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.
To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds
To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
To cause someone to purge, operate on (somebody) as or with a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.

Anagrams of Purge

No exact anagrams found for "purge". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+spurges spurge

Related Word Patterns

PU...Words starting with "pu"...GEWords ending with "ge"All 5-letter words Unscramble "purge"

Letter Values

p3

u1

r1

g2

e1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Purge

abridge absterge acknowledge acreage adage adjudge advantage afterimage age agiotage alienage allege

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 "Purge"

Purge is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Purge" in Word Games

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