purge
Purge can refer to the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge, an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place, or an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements. As a verb, purge can mean to make pure or free from sin or guilt, oust politically, or rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
11
Starts
PU
Ends
RGE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “PURGE” Mean?
/pɝdʒ/
purge has 10 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesVerb
7 sensesoust politically
“Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime”
clear of a charge
rid of impurities
“purge the water”
“purge your mind”
Show 1 more verb definition
excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
“The doctor decided that the patient must be purged”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
Length
5 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
P, U, R, G, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆PURGE has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆PURGE is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆PURGE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆PURGE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
PU, UR, RG, GE
Trigrams
PUR, URG, RGE
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