Definition of purposing

"purposing" in the verb sense

1. aim, purpose, purport, propose

propose or intend

"I aim to arrive at noon"

2. purpose, resolve

reach a decision

"he resolved never to drink again"

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Quotations for purposing

Purposing without performing is mere fooling. [ Proverb ]

purposing in Scrabble®

The word purposing 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters purposing:

PURPOSING
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

popguns, pouring, pursing, rousing, sopping, souping, souring, sporing, supping

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word purposing

PURPOSING
(153)
PURPOSING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In purposing

PURPOSING
(153)
PURPOSING
(135)
PURPOSING
(102)
SUPPING
(98 = 48 + 50)
POPGUNS
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SOPPING
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POPGUNS
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SUPPING
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POPGUNS
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SOPPING
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SUPPING
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PURSING
(90 = 40 + 50)
SPORING
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PURPOSING
(90)
SOUPING
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POPGUNS
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SOUPING
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POPGUNS
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POPGUNS
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POPGUNS
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SOPPING
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SOUPING
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SOUPING
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ROUSING
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SPORING
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POPGUNS
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SOURING
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(72 = 22 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
PURSING
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purposing in Words With Friends™

The word purposing 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: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters purposing:

PURPOSING
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

popguns, pouring, pursing, rousing, sopping, souping, souring, sporing, supping

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word purposing

PURPOSING
(261)
PURPOSING
(162)
PURPOSING
(126)
PURPOSING
(93)
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(23)
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(23)
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(23)
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(22)
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(22)
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(20)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In purposing

PURPOSING
(261)
PURPOSING
(162)
POPGUNS
(134 = 99 + 35)
PURPOSING
(126)
SUPPING
(122 = 87 + 35)
SUPPING
(122 = 87 + 35)
SOPPING
(119 = 84 + 35)
POPGUNS
(116 = 81 + 35)
SUPPING
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SOPPING
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POURING
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SOPPING
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SOUPING
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POPGUNS
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SOUPING
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PURSING
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SOPPING
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POPGUNS
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SPORING
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PURSING
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POPGUNS
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SUPPING
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SPORING
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POPGUN
(96)
PURSING
(95 = 60 + 35)
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SOUPING
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SOPPING
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PURPOSING
(93)
ROUSING
(92 = 57 + 35)
POPGUNS
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PURPOSING
(92)
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SOUPING
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PURPOSING
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POPGUNS
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PURPOSING
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POPGUN
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PINUPS
(78)
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PINGOS
(72)
UPPING
(72)
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(72)
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(72)
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(72)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
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Words containing the sequence purposing

Words that start with purposing (1 word)

Words with purposing in them (1 word)

Words that end with purposing (2 words)

Word Growth involving purposing

Shorter words in purposing

os posing

in sin sing posing

Longer words containing purposing

repurposing