Definition of puritans

"puritans" in the noun sense

1. Puritan

a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship

2. puritan

someone who adheres to strict religious principles someone opposed to sensual pleasures

3. prude, puritan

a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

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Quotations for puritans

What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action. [ Wendell Phillips ]

There is no objection to plain women being Puritans ; it is the only excuse they have for being plain. [ Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance ]

puritans in Scrabble®

The word puritans is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters puritans:

PURITANS
(99)
PURITANS
(99)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

puritan, suntrap, turnips, unpairs, unstrap, unstrip, untraps, upstair

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word puritans

PURITANS
(99)
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PURITANS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In puritans

PURITANS
(99)
PURITANS
(99)
UNTRAPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNPAIRS
(86 = 36 + 50)
UPSTAIR
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PURITAN
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UNSTRAP
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TURNIPS
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UNSTRAP
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UNSTRIP
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UNPAIRS
(80 = 30 + 50)
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UNSTRIP
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SUNTRAP
(80 = 30 + 50)
SUNTRAP
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UNSTRIP
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UNSTRAP
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PURITAN
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UPSTAIR
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PURITAN
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UPSTAIR
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UNTRAPS
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PURITAN
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UPSTAIR
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UNSTRAP
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UPSTAIR
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UNSTRIP
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SUNTRAP
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UNSTRAP
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UPSTAIR
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UNSTRIP
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PURITAN
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TURNIPS
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UPSTAIR
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TURNIPS
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SUNTRAP
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PURITAN
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UNSTRIP
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TURNIPS
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PURITAN
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TURNIPS
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TURNIPS
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TURNIPS
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puritans in Words With Friends™

The word puritans is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters puritans:

TURNIPS
(107 = 72 + 35)
UNPAIRS
(107 = 72 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

puritan, suntrap, turnips, unpairs, unstrap, unstrip, untraps, upstair

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word puritans

PURITANS
(90)
PURITANS
(90)
PURITANS
(69)
PURITANS
(68)
PURITANS
(57)
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(57)
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(16)
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(16)
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(15)
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(14)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In puritans

TURNIPS
(107 = 72 + 35)
UNPAIRS
(107 = 72 + 35)
SUNTRAP
(101 = 66 + 35)
UNTRAPS
(101 = 66 + 35)
UNSTRIP
(101 = 66 + 35)
PURITAN
(101 = 66 + 35)
UNSTRAP
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UPSTAIR
(98 = 63 + 35)
UNTRAPS
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PURITAN
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SUNTRAP
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UNSTRAP
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UNSTRIP
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TURNIPS
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TURNIPS
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UPSTAIR
(92 = 57 + 35)
PURITANS
(90)
PURITANS
(90)
UNTRAPS
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UNSTRIP
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UNSTRIP
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UNSTRAP
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SUNTRAP
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PURITAN
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PURITAN
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UNPAIRS
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UPSTAIR
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UNSTRIP
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UNPAIR
(69)
TURNIP
(69)
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(69)
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PURITAN
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Words containing the sequence puritans

Words that start with puritans (1 word)

Words with puritans in them (1 word)

Words that end with puritans (1 word)

Word Growth involving puritans

Shorter words in puritans

it puritan

an tan puritan

ta tan puritan

an tan tans

ta tan tans

Longer words containing puritans

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